Tree by Kemala

A tall tree in a field

With leaves, flowers and fruits,

Hidden roots holding it high,

Fed by water and minerals.

Visited by birds, bats insects and mankind,

Yielding the delight of its ripe fruits

To pilgrim visitors seeking shade,

A brief sleep and strength of body.

Sometimes a hungry wolf lay in wait

For a passing lamb, or a goat,

Devouring the soft flesh

To live a litte longer

On God’s good earth.

The tree passed many tests and trials

Stood firm

Againts gentle breezes and raging hurricanes

Rising tides and fierce floofs,

Tall and straight.

One day the branches broke, twigs cracked,

The friut rotted and fell,

The roots tore

And the trunk dropped to the ground.

The tree returned its life

The four, transitory, elements,

To the source of life.

Only one

Lives and never dies-

You!

Positive connotations Negative connotations

o A tall tree

o Yielding the delight

o Brief sleep

o Stood firm

o Strength of body

o Tree passed

o Tree returned

o The source of life

o Hungry wolf

o Devouring the soft flesh

o Raging hurricanes

o Fierce floods

o Branches broke

o Twigs cracked

o Fruit rotted and fell

o Dropped to the ground

o Hidden roots

Themes

o Fate of nature

o Living creatures depend on one another to

survive

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