Question

why would mother earth not flee according to the speaker in the poem "If I was a tree" translated by Rowena Hill.

Answer 1

' If I were a tree ' by professor Rowena Hill is fictional poem on a tree's feelings.   The poet says that a when a tree grows, it expands its roots covering more surface on mother earth.   Just because mother earth loves trees, it will not run away from that place to avoid new roots.