The Tree And The Grass Poem by Han Min Ohn

Once in a forest there was a large, proud tree
Its stem was stout and its roots burrowed deep
‘Never will I bow to the wind, ’ it cried
‘For I am too strong and thick for the wind to destroy.’

Opposite the tree lay a tall, humble grass
Its stem was thin and appeared quite fragile in fact
It embraced the wind happily in its arms
And danced along with the wind to be its friend

One day a terrible tempest struck the forest
Destroying many things along its path
On its path were the grass and the tree
The fate of each was quite different indeed

The never-bowing tree laid waste on the ground
Although it really was once thick and strong
The humble grass which danced along with the wind
Was still upright and holding its position