Robert Hass states that there is no "right answer" in language. Words can mean many different things and it all depends on the perception of the individual. However, Robert Hass can also be describing the trees as a human being. At any given moment, a human is almost always doing something a little differently than what might have been done before. It is up to an outsider to figure out the reasons for going about performing an action. People do things because of different emotions developiong a reaction to a stimulus. There can be many different reasons that a person does the things he does. It could be for passion or even done because of acting on impulse. Each perception is different, like the steady movements of a tree.
The wind blows on trees, but for what reasons? Does a stronger wind indicate a violent mood or an aroused one? Is the shedding of leaves in Autumn a bittersweet moment, letting go of the old and starting anew? Each human has a different perception of many different actions, and no opinion is necessarily "the right answer," like a general meaning of a word or perhaps a deeper meaning. Who's to say that a barren tree can't be the least bit beautiful? It is all up to what one views from the naked eye.
The phrase "Dance with me dancer. Oh, I will" can be seen as two people having a stern conversation. One person is trying to get the other to "dance with him," meaning to follow him. He is begging the other to go along with his point of view. The other person is trying to understand his personal perception, but may or may not agree with it. Really, there is no "right answer" for describing such a phenomenon. Everything happens for a reason, but are the reasons actually right?
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