"The Coming of Wisdom with Time"
This poem is strikingly short- only four lines long. The theme may be a bit obscure from reading just the poem, but the title makes it pretty clear. The author believes that wisdom is gained with time and experience, and this, I believe, is the theme of this poem. The author conveys the message that in his youth, he was focused on the leaves and flowers of a tree or plant, rather than the root. I see this as symbolism for the fancy, luxuries in life which we are so often distracted by. These are not the important things and do not deserve our attention. Rather, the root, which grounds us in our beliefs, symbolizes knowledge and wisdom and truth. The author states at the end of the poem that "now I may wither into the truth." I believe the author's diction here is symbolizing the withering of the leaves of a tree, as in fall, because they not longer matter. They are not what is important, because the truth is in the root.
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