Question

Explain the last two lines of the second stanza of the poem the heart of a tree

Answer 1

 plant grows upwards and aims to reach the sun and the sky. So it is as if the sun and the sky get a new friend in a tree. Secondly, the tree needs sunlight and air to survive. And finally, the trees seem to absorb the heat and save the earth from the scorching sun, giving an implication that the sun becomes friendly in the presence of the trees.

Answer 2

Answer:

After many years the old trees will wither away and the seeds of the trees will grow into new trees and into dense forest. This is symbolic of the process of birth, death and regeneration.