Question

on kiling a tree what poem?

Answer 1

It takes much time to kill a tree, 

Not a simple jab of the knife 

Will do it. It has grown 
Slowly consuming the earth, 
Rising out of it, feeding 
Upon its crust, absorbing 
Years of sunlight, air, water, 
And out of its leperous hide 
Sprouting leaves. 

So hack and chop 
But this alone wont do it. 
Not so much pain will do it. 
The bleeding bark will heal 
And from close to the ground 
Will rise curled green twigs, 
Miniature boughs 
Which if unchecked will expand again 
To former size. 

No, 
The root is to be pulled out - 
Out of the anchoring earth; 
It is to be roped, tied, 
And pulled out - snapped out 
Or pulled out entirely, 
Out from the earth-cave, 
And the strength of the tree exposed, 
The source, white and wet, 
The most sensitive, hidden 
For years inside the earth. 

Then the matter 
Of scorching and choking 
In sun and air, 
Browning, hardening, 
Twisting, withering, 
And then it is done. 

summary
In a mocking tone, the poetsays that it takes much time to kill a tree and a simple blow of knife will not kill it. According to the poet, killing a tree is not a simple task. ... Hence, it is not an easy task to kill the tree and therefore, it cannot be killed by a simple jab of the knife.