Friday, January 21, 2011

TREES

By Joyce Kilmer

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.

2 Comments:

Blogger rabbi neil fleischmann said...

I didn't make clear, this poem came to mind because it was the time of Tu BiShvat.

February 8, 2011 at 8:18 AM  
Blogger rabbi neil fleischmann said...

The kids wanted to know if he was Jewish/frum. They asked this based on the references to G-d and prayer within the poem. I said that he was just a normal American in his time. Sigh.

February 9, 2011 at 11:58 PM  

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