Describing Trees?

I'll be honest, I couldn't get a grasp on what exactly Robert Haas was trying to say in this poem. I think that he has a problem describing tress because the poem was just a bunch of nonsense. Maybe I'm being a little harsh on Haas, but these types of poems just don't appeal to me. Unlike Haas' poem, Rodney Jones' poem, Hubris at Zunal, captured my attention. One line specifically captured my attention. "No image like the image of language." This grabbed my attention because I disagree with what Jones is saying. He believes that language is a beautiful image but I believe the most beautiful images are the ones that words can't describe.