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 For the poem "Our Casuarina Tree" by Toru Dutt, please visit: https://poets.org/poem/our-casuarina-tree Our Casuarina Tree - Analysis & Summary Our Casuarina Tree By Toru Dutt Overview of the Poem "Our Casuarina Tree" is a nostalgic, emotional, and lyrical tribute by Toru Dutt to a tree from her childhood. However, the poem is much more than a description of a tree. It is a symbol of memory, love, loss, and immortality . The tree becomes a living monument of her lost siblings and happy childhood , and the poet seeks to preserve it through her verse. Stanza-wise Summary and Analysis Stanza 1: Nature’s Embrace and Symbolic Grandeur Like a huge Python, winding round and round... Sung darkling from our tree, while men repose. The poet vividly describes the Casuarina tree, comparing the creeper to a "huge Python." Despite being tightly clasped, the tree stands tall. It is full of life with birds and bees, and at ...