On Killing a Tree, Asleep in the Valley, Shall I compare thee to a summer's day, The Poetry of Earth, The Proposal, The Eyes Have It, Strong Roots, Thank You, Ma’am, Three Questions, "It takes much time to kill a tree, / Not a simple jab of the knife / Will do it." "And out of its leprous hide/Sprouting leaves." Justify the title of the poem "Asleep in the Valley." The word 'asleep' has the connotations of peace, rest, innocence and contentment. In Rimbaud's poem, the beautiful sunlit valley se