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Jun 24, Maya Angelou When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety. When great trees fall in forests, small things recoil into silence, their senses eroded beyond fear.

When great souls die, the air around us becomes light, rare, sterile. by Maya Angelou. When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down. in tall grasses, and even elephants. lumber after safety. When great trees fall. Famous Death Poem.

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Maya Angelouuses symbolism and strong imagery in this poem to show a person’s response to loss. It doesn’t matter how strong or tough you are; when an influential person in your life passes away, you feel the effects. Although this poem does show that we experience regrets with things left unsaid, our lives are made better by that person's influence/5.

Feb 15, When great trees fall. in forests, small things recoil into silence, their senses. eroded beyond fear.

When great souls die, the air around us becomes. light, rare, sterile. We breathe, briefly."When Great Trees Fall": The Poetry of Maya Angelou Angelou reportedly wrote her first poem, when she was fifteen.7 She was still writing commemorative poetry until the year before her death.

Maya Angelou published more than four individual volumes of poetry, two collections, and a. Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson April 4, in St. Louis, Missouri, was an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. In she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal/5.