The Definition of a Tree The alien asked a question, simple as could be, He asked it with confusion, "Tell me, what's a tree?" I almost gave an answer, but then uncertainly Considered what I'd say, what my response ought to be. "What is a tree," I wondered, "is it a tall green stick? A stem with emerald leaves, on branches long and thick? A towering trunk of wood, wider than a wall? A leafy-limbed giant, ancient, proud, and tall? Perhaps it is a biome vast, a home for creatures small." And still my mind could not see the solution to it all. "A tree's so many things,� I thought, "what shall my answer be?" At last I told the alien, "You yourself must go and see."
Daniel Davidson Age 16
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