The Problem of Describing Trees vs. Hubris at Zunzal

The way that both of these poems make meaning is very obvious. In the poem by Robert Hass, he says that it is very difficult to describe trees. As he goes on describing them, he gets to a point where he doesn't know exactly what to say because he can't completely describe that one aspect of the tree without the reader actual seeing what he was seeing. Although he does his best to make these descriptions, he still falls short. In Rodney Jones' poem, he tells a story of a him being extremely premature on making a decision, spilling his rum into the water. He wants it back, but he can't get it back. Language is a slippery vehicle in the sense that things you say can be taken in many, many different ways. It can be interpreted how you meant for it to be interpreted but it can also be interpreted in a completely different way.