Poem by the Danish writer Piet Hein

PLANT A TREE

Plant a tree to grow tall

Just one deed that's a sapling

To live when your life's had its fall;

A thing that is lasting,

A solace or joy to recall.

Let your heart bear full fruit.

Make your life just one step on a road

That is part of a route;

You shall be one small link in a chain

Of existence, one shoot.

You shall blossom, with all

Of your harvest sustaining

Some being, no matter how small;

You are part of a future -

And so, plant a tree to grow tall.