Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Trees

I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.


A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the sweet earth's 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.

Joyce Kilmer. 1886–1918

6 comments:

  1. Just beautiful! I love trees too(as you can see by my blog!)

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  2. Beautiful site, I love all the colors of fall. Thanks for the poem too, relaxing to read something so nice with such pretty pics to go with it.

    Chris

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  3. Your words (Kilmer's) and photos remind me of my mom, who loved trees and loved this poem.

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  4. Very nice poem, thanks for sharing!

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  5. Beautiful poem-beautiful photos. I'm lucky to live near Joyce Kilmer's wonderful forest! It's a lovely place to visit.

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  6. Wow- great pictures, girl! You're quite the photographer these days!

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