(1886-1918 / New Jersey)

poet Joyce Kilmer
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Trees

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.

Submitted: Tuesday, December 31, 2002
Edited: Monday, April 29, 2013


Read poems about / on: tree, poem, snow, summer, rain, hair, god

Comments about this poem (Trees by Joyce Kilmer )

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  • Ron Jakubiec (5/21/2013 7:59:00 AM)

    Thank you Joyce for this Poem.

    0 person liked.
    		0 person did not like.
  • Carol G. (3/20/2013 6:47:00 PM)

    Sorry Tony K. but Joyce Kilmer is not a she!

    10 person liked.
    		3 person did not like.
  • Rashida C M (1/20/2013 7:20:00 AM)

    Kilmer's writing style is so simple and it make me more nature friendly

    28 person liked.
    		6 person did not like.
  • Tony Karas (12/12/2012 9:55:00 PM)

    Sublimely beautiful and so simple... real elegance with words. No wonder she's a master!

    31 person liked.
    		7 person did not like.
  • Poet Dragon (12/12/2012 9:18:00 PM)

    Superlative. Sometimes they do apply.

    21 person liked.
    		5 person did not like.
  • Paul Anthony (12/12/2012 7:05:00 PM)

    So simple, so beautiful. I'm not really a nature man but I'll tip my hat next time I pass a tree.

    32 person liked.
    		4 person did not like.
  • Shahzia Batool (12/12/2012 8:48:00 AM)

    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;
    Great!

    23 person liked.
    		10 person did not like.
  • Gajanan Mishra (12/12/2012 7:41:00 AM)

    Is a poet fool? O yes if the poet is here to follow truth to follow emotion and try to make others good. And a true poet is doing only this.

    12 person liked.
    		12 person did not like.
  • Justin Gonzalez (12/12/2012 4:49:00 AM)

    I am a BIG fan of trees and a BIG fan of poetry, and it's really pleasing for me to have both of them combined in one.

    20 person liked.
    		9 person did not like.
  • Elizabeth Williams (12/2/2012 7:00:00 PM)

    To me, a tree seems the most beautiful of all things in nature. To have captured it in so few words is beautiful in itself.

    26 person liked.
    		12 person did not like.
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