The poem challenges the notion that darkness equals death, using the imagery of two trees at night that appear lifeless. It argues that this perception is deceiving, as the darkness is actually full of hidden life, from worms in the ground and nesting birds to the vital flow of “juices” within the trees. The poem highlights that the very oxygen we breathe comes from the night, suggesting that darkness is not an end, but a source of nourishment and life.

Standing side by side in dark,
You can barely see the bark.
The leaves lost all of their colours,
You might think their lives became lifeless and sour.

Would it be a surprise if I told you, they are full of life?
The life is rife.

There are worms in the ground,
Birds nesting in their crowns found.
Then the juices flowing up and down,
And the leaves sound.

Notice how bats fly around,
Does it like lifeless still sound?
Does the darkness define life or death?
When the trees give away a breath after breath?

The oxygen we breathe comes from the night,
And from the seas wide and bright.
Should we then forget the night truly gives life?
Nourishes life?
Like with the two trees – at night the life is rife.