Unchopping a Tree

Unchopping a tree

*W. S. Marwin

In this essay, W. S. Marwin gives instructions for repairing a tree that has been chopped down. It means unchopping is impossible.

W. S. Marwin instructs us to beginning unchopping by joining leaves to their respective twigs to their respective branches. If the tree has a hollow trunk, the nests of birds, hives of bees and insects, and their hoards of nuts and food must be reassembled, spider webs must be weaved again. Any damage done to the neighbowring trees must also be repaired. Now the tree is ready on the ground.

In the second step, the tree must be erected on its stump without grinding its base into the ground. While putting the tackle into the place, no damage to other trees should be corrected later. The tree trunk should be fixed up by using fabricated glues. Sawdust and small bits of broken wood should be put back into the respective places.

After giving instructions, the essayist asks us, “Is beauty a natural thing or man-made?” The tree, which has been fixed, is not as good as the original one. It is also true that the repaired tree is not as strong a real one. Any blow of wind will be enough to pull the tree down. The essayist intends to make us realize that it is unwise to ‘chop’ a tree because we are not wise enough to ‘unchop’ it.

One of the messages of essay is that man-made structures cannot replace living trees. Therefore, it is everybody’s duty to reserve the environment.

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