Three Leaves
Mei Shaojing
Three snips of tender leaves like three green birds
Proudly stand on the tree trunk.
The trunk sends forth only one green twig,
Where three birds perch.
What lovable little creatures they are!
They're still singing for this felled tree.
Though only three small leaves, they still shout to the world,
Reminding people of the tree's full glory of spring now ravished.