For the Young Yearning a Song of Green
By Arnold Molina Azurin
Never tell the children trees are numb
They hold secrets
Of soil or sun: they lisp their quiet
Melodies of green
Exuberance to passerby. Twigs trip the wind
So leaves may flutter
Their fragrant salutes, griefless goodbyes.
Guide Questions (Fulfill Me):
1. Character: Who do you think is the one
speaking in the poem?
2. Characterization: What word/s support the
author's claim to "Never tell the
children's trees are numb"?
3. Conflict: Which line in the poem tells that there
is a conflict?
4. Plot: How was the story revealed?
Within their trunks, rings are ingrained,
Telling of refrains
Of lush rain or blooming: Times pilgrimage
But upon the bark
Tender passages are etched: Jun loves Ester
Complete with the year,
Arrow and heart border, despite the order
"Defacing Trees is Punishable."
Guide Questions (Find My Form):
1. What are the words that rhyme?
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