tree
Ai Qing
A tree, a tree
Stand apart from each other
Wind and air
Tell them the distance
But under the cover of soil,
Their roots are growing.
In the unseen depths
They are wrapped around the roots.
This poem may be a description and praise of friendship, a feeling and interpretation of life, and a yearning and reflection on free life.
It is precisely because of the diversity of images that this poem has a thought-provoking charm.