As trunk is a synonym for torso, as branch can be interchangeable with limb, trees of great variety (especially the old ones) give body to human concerns.Ĭonsider the coastal eucalyptus, forced by sea winds to grow prostrate along the ground-how the maxim “Better bend than break” takes shape in its supplicating posture. Though the life of a tree has little in common with the life of a person, we are accustomed to approaching trees on personal, even introspective, terms.
Robert Frost knew this when he wrote “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.” A woodland is the right spot to yield to reflection. This article was published online on June 17, 2021.Ī bove all else in the plant kingdom, trees make good trellises for our self-regarding thoughts.
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