Whenever a small leaf falls from a tree
After growth and verdure... I weep.
Because I see human in it,
With all his tenderness and weakness,
With all his Vigor and tyranny.
I see him submissive like a cat,
And domineering like a tyrant.
He is proud of himself,
He is arrogant,
He deifies himself,
And in a fleeting moment he withers.
The leaf of the tree and man both arouse my pity!
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