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<center><p><strong>To Get In The Mood Please Start By Listening To This Video Whilst Reading This Special Poem:</strong></p>
<p>https://youtu.be/MZiAXUGE1cU</p></center><center><br>
<p><strong>Forest Hymn, Deep Forest</strong></p>
<p>Farewell, now, my sister<br>
  Up ahead there lies your road<br>
  And your conscience walks beside you<br>
  It's the best friend you'll ever know<br>
  And the past is now your future<br>
  It bears witness to your soul<br>
  Make sure that the love you offer up<br>
  Does not fall on barren soil<br>
  For the wind cries of late<br>
  In the whispering grass<br>
  Our way of life is held<br>
  In the spinning wheels of chance<br>
  I believe in a way of long ago<br>
  And the sounds I believe rose our glow<br>
  And we're changing our ways<br>
  Yes, we are taking on different roads<br>
  Tell me more about the forest<br>
  That you once called home<br>
  For the wind cries of late<br>
  In the whispering leaves<br>
  And the sun will turn to waste<br>
  The heavens we build above<br>
  Father, teach your children<br>
  To treat our mother well<br>
  If we give her back her diamonds<br>
  She will offer up her pearl<br>
  We must sing her creation song<br>
  Jeune du monde<br>
  Invoke the spirits that feed us<br>
  This dreaming takes too long<br>
  But I'm not bitter, no, I'm surviving<br>
  To face the world, to raise the future<br>
  So why don't you tell me, come on and tell me<br>
  About the world you left behind<br>
  Can you tell me?</p>
<p><em>Songwriters: Eric Mouquet / Michel Sanchez Forest Hymn lyrics <br>
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<h2><strong>WELCOME Steemlings!</strong></h2>
<h3><strong>Thursday 21st March </strong>is the International Day of the Forest to promote education to <a href="http://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/key-messages/en/">Learn to Love Forests</a> and we at @ecoTrain, @tribesteemup and @Earthtribe want to put it smack bang on the steem blockchain's agenda by throwing down a challenge.  @ecotrain are offering 20 steem in prizes – 2 x 10 steem for the best entries, and upvotes from the @ecoTrain and @tribesteemup accounts.The prizes are just to make it a bit more fun, because I hope we all get into the mood and enjoy taking part even more. </h3>
<p>The challenge is simple, to post about something related to forests. I would like to encourage us to get out there and do something, but you can also stay at home and write or be creative. Below are some ideas, but please feel free to let your imagination run wild. <br>
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  <strong>POST about FORESTS:<br>
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- Your art and/or memories about the world's forests.<br>
- Poems or short fiction.<br>
- Tell us about your forests in your neighbourhood.<br>
- Post about the plants and animals who thrive in your forest.<br>
- Or tell us about your forest activism or why forests are important to you. <br>
- GO on a Forest Foraging walk and share your bounty with us with photos or videos. <br>
- Photograph some interesting animals that you discover in a forest near you.<br>
- Forest Facts? Amaze us with your knowledge about Forests and things we may not know.   <br>
- Photograph yourself passionately hugging a tree and wishing it a happy Forest Day! </p>
<p><strong>Give us your BEST ORIGINAL ENTRY Sunday 24th March. </strong><br>
TAG IT with #ecotrain,  #earthtribe and #tribesteemup then post a link to your entry in the comments of this challenge post.<br>
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Monday 25th of March we will publish the curation of the winners.  <br>
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Ready?  Set?  Go!</p>
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