I Think I Shall Never See a Poem Lovely as a Tree

"I think that I shall never see 

A poem lovely as a tree."

"A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed 

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. 

-Joyce Kilmer (December 6, 1886 – July 30, 1918)  

💓Thanks to my brother, Royce, for sharing this restful poem.

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