Sometimes you have to go back and reconnect with something you fell in love with a long time ago that you might not have thought of for quite a while. I will always remember the first time I read this short but unforgettable poem.
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Trees
I think that I shall never see
A poem as 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
(Joyce Kilmer sacrificed his life in the service of his country. The poem above is one of his best known and is cherished all over the world.)
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