What message do you think is being sent to the reader of the poem? "So say the Asian, the Hispanic, the Jew, The African and Native American, the Sioux, The So say the Asian, the Hispanic, the Jew, The African and Native American, the Sioux, The Catholic, the Muslim, the French, the Greek, The Irish, the Rabbi, the Priest, the Sheikh, The Gay, the Straight, the Preacher, The privileged, the homeless, the teacher. They hear. They all hear The speaking of the tree. Today, the first and last of every Tree Speaks to humankind. Come to me, here beside the river. Plant yourself beside me, here beside the river. Each of you, a descendant of someone passed on Traveller, has been paid for. "