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" 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 , Trees


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Joyce Kilmer quote : I think that I shall never see <br />A poem lovely as a tree. <br /> <br />A tree whose hungry mouth is prest <br />Against the sweet earth’s flowing breast; <br /> <br />A tree that looks at God all day,<br />And lifts her leafy arms to pray; <br /> <br />A tree that may in summer wear <br />A nest of robins in her hair; <br /> <br />Upon whose bosom snow has lain; <br />Who intimately lives with rain. <br /> <br />Poems are made by fools like me, <br />But only God can make a tree.