The
primary feeling that the poet inspires in the reader is nostalgia. The speaker is looking back
to a time and place that no longer exist. This nostalgia mostly has a rosy glow, as the images
of the bygone days are largely positive.
Two closely related feelings are
homesickness and nationalism. Because the speaker is separated from their homeland, symbolized
by the tree, they experience the bittersweet sensation of acknowledging but even treasuring the
sense of loss that comes with distance. The speaker paints a picture of a luxuriously green and
welcoming native country that is distinct from the place where they now reside.
Love of children and by extension family is also called up. The attachment to youth is
primarily related to children, who may be the speaker's own children or their younger self, but
is also invoked by the young baboons.
Grief is another intimately connected
emotion. Not just the home in general, but specific people that the speaker knew in their youth
are gone;...
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