{"id":3150,"date":"2025-10-08T13:46:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/?p=3150"},"modified":"2025-10-08T13:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:47:31","slug":"the-rejuvenation-of-the-old-tree-stump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/2025\/10\/08\/the-rejuvenation-of-the-old-tree-stump\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rejuvenation of the Old Tree Stump"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Min Thu Wun \u2013 \u201cThe Pyinma Stump\u201d<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Lagerstroemia Flos Reginae (1949)<\/em> <em>Translated by G.H. Luce<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this hauntingly beautiful poem, Min Thu Wun breathes life into a battered Pyinma stump\u2014gnarled, twisted, and scarred by time and turmoil. It stands like a naked vulture on a mound, its roots coiled and cracked, its body ravaged by ants, termites, blades, and storms. Yet, despite the decay and the relics of war embedded in its bark, the stump remains unbowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-62.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-62.png 688w, https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-62-202x300.png 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The poet\u2019s imagery is visceral:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cSunk in cranny \/ Near the summit, \/ Lies a helmet \/ Wan and scrawny, \/ Dented, broken \/ \u2026 a sure token \/ War was here!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>But this is not a lament. It is a hymn to resilience. The Pyinma, though dwarfed and wounded, is not defeated. As summer returns and warm winds stir, the old stump prepares to cast off its dead leaves and burst forth anew. It is a metaphor for hope, for rebirth, for the indomitable spirit that survives even the harshest trials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThou from ruin \/ Shalt renew thy \/ Youth of beauty! \/ Hero! Thou!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Min Thu Wun\u2019s Pyinma echoes the ancient promise found in the Book of Job:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cFor there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again\u2026 at the scent of water it will bud and bring forth branches like a plant.\u201d<\/em> \u2014Job 14:7\u20139 NKJV<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-64.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3153\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This poem is not merely botanical\u2014it is political, spiritual, and deeply human. It speaks to all who have been broken, buried, or burned, yet still believe in the possibility of renewal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Min Thu Wun \u2013 \u201cThe Pyinma Stump\u201d Lagerstroemia Flos Reginae (1949) Translated by G.H. 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