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In 2 paragraphs can you explain the meaning in this poem

The Wet Leaves

Here lies the leaves of your fathers heart
Rinsed by the tears of his weary soul
Cries heard deep in the night
Stars that forever shine so bright

Still as the chirp of a mockingbird
Sharper than the sharpest knife
Prayers for children who sleep so tight
Dream of Dreaming with all their might

Lay in the pasture and cleanse your hands
Rub the land against the ground
forget yours truly, remember him forever and have no fright
for your fathers leaves are fresh and new flying the highest height

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1) Here lies the leaves of your fathers heart

Rinsed by the tears of his weary soul

Cries heard deep in the night

Stars that forever shine so bright

1) By saying "leaves" they mean whats left of the fathers broken heart. His heart was broken and all thats left is the shattered peices and the emptiness.

2) Still as the chirp of a mockingbird

Sharper than the sharpest knife

Prayers for children who sleep so tight

Dream of Dreaming with all their might

2) His heart was "sharp"; strong and bold. He prayed for children, so he showed kindess. And he dreamed that they had good dreams.

3) Lay in the pasture and cleanse your hands

Rub the land against the ground

forget yours truly, remember him forever and have no fright,

for your fathers leaves are fresh and new flying the highest height

3) Its time to rebuild and start over, "rub the land against the ground, forget yours truly"; forget about the life you once had but to still remember who you once were-"remember him forever and have no fright, for your fathers leaves are fresh and new flying the highest height" he is starting a new life, but do not forget who he was; now he is "fresh and new"

So just put this into two paragraphs..

(just be sure to mention what they belong to)

1) By saying "leaves" they mean whats left of the fathers broken heart. His heart was broken and all thats left is the shattered peices and the emptiness. 2) His heart was "sharp"; strong and bold. He prayed for children, so he showed kindess. And he dreamed that they had good dreams.

3) Its time to rebuild and start over, "rub the land against the ground, forget yours truly"; forget about the life you once had but to still remember who you once were-"remember him forever and have no fright, for your fathers leaves are fresh and new flying the highest height" he is starting a new life, but do not forget who he was; now he is "fresh and new"

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