“Trees” by Alfred Joyce Kilner


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.


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  1. Anonymous

    My Cordial Love to Alfred Joyce Kilner- The Passionate Tree Lover…Blessed… Loved

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