Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Trees By Joyce Kilmer

I THINK that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,

And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a tree.

                                                           My favorite is the Burr Oak

2 comments:

  1. I, too, always liked that poem. And this time of year when all life springs anew.

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  2. For years Dizz I thought Joyce Kilmer was a Lady interesting story on him check it out.

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