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01: Heart of a Tree by Henry Cuyler Bunner
- #5What does the phrase 'The treble of heaven's harmony' signify here?Ans : In this stanza, the poet speaks of three major advantages of planting a tree, which connect it to nature in a unique way. Firstly, it acts as a friend of sun and sky, due to its height and exposure to sunrays falling on it. Secondly, it acts as though it were a flag of the winds touching and stirring it occasionally. Thirdly, it offers shelter to birds that sing and croon in its lap with their families reflecting a sense of security and joy. Due to this, the tree appears to be a perfect messenger of 'heaven' as it is instrumental in bringing harmony on earth. The phrase 'The treble of heaven's harmony' precisely suggests the great significance of all that the tree does for the humankind.