Mae Ymddiriedolaeth Gwiwerod Coch Clocaenog wedi cydweithio â’r bardd eco Diana Sanders i dynnu sylw at yr heriau sy’n wynebu gwiwerod coch sydd mewn perygl yng Nghlocaenog drwy farddoniaeth. Mae barddoniaeth eco yn cyfuno mynegiant creadigol ag actifiaeth amgylcheddol, gan gynnig ffordd bwerus o ymgysylltu pobl â materion fel colli cynefinoedd, llygredd sŵn, clefydau o wiwerod llwyd, a bregusrwydd ehangach y rhywogaeth brin hon yng Nghymru. Drwy’r cerddi hyn, mae Caro Collingwood (Ceidwad Gwiwerod Coch) a Diana yn gobeithio ysbrydoli mwy o ymwybyddiaeth a chefnogaeth i gadwraeth gwiwerod coch.
Bob wythnos byddwn yn cynnwys un o’r cerddi a ysgrifennwyd yng ngweithdy Diana.
Gwiwer Goch by Leaf Pettit
In the hush of the forest
a language is slowly returning
in kaas and kuks and chit, chit, chits,
uttering tales and taunts and titbits.
Chatterbox, prattler, telltale,
tufted ears listen and learn,
teeth tappety-tapping at nuts and seeds
like morse code reverberating
from root to tree top.
Then the scratch and click of claws
on rough bark as they scurry and scamper
carrying stories and secrets
of animal, fungi and tree.
Spelling out mysteries in the rings
run, circling and circling,
a streak of amber disappearing
and reappearing through the mists of Annwn;
spiralling messages and wisdom
between earth and spirit.
In Norse mythology, the red squirrel Ratatoskr is a significant figure, known for its role as a messenger and gossip-monger in the World Tree Yggdrasil.
In Irish mythology, Queen Medb carries red squirrels on her shoulders; believed to be messengers conveying information between the earthly and supernatural spheres. Annwn is the Welsh underworld.
