The poem expresses gratitude to some unseen force that saved the speaker from danger multiple times during the Vietnam War, including deflecting a sniper's bullet, ricochet, and a grenade. The speaker reflects on the fragility of life and being constantly watched over by some presence among the trees during the chaos and violence of war.
The poem expresses gratitude to some unseen force that saved the speaker from danger multiple times during the Vietnam War, including deflecting a sniper's bullet, ricochet, and a grenade. The speaker reflects on the fragility of life and being constantly watched over by some presence among the trees during the chaos and violence of war.
The poem expresses gratitude to some unseen force that saved the speaker from danger multiple times during the Vietnam War, including deflecting a sniper's bullet, ricochet, and a grenade. The speaker reflects on the fragility of life and being constantly watched over by some presence among the trees during the chaos and violence of war.