Poem Reflection

The poem, “Climbing the Tree of Health” has been written by the American author Richard Louv. In this poem, the author has described the damage that is caused to the children who do not experience the natural world. Therefore, these children are also not able to witness the adventures outdoors (Colombo, et.al, pp. 100).

The author has described himself as a boy who grows up in the suburbs of Kansas City, who could walk from the backdoor of his parent's house to the cornfield and then into the woods. He has expressed his feeling that he wished he goes to ...