Tag: tree

Mr. Kilmer’s 1913 poem still resonates today.  It is a lovely and classic piece that brings reverence to wondrous creation and our journey through it.

“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.”