"Trees" by Joyce Kilmer
 
'Trees' poem by Joyce Kilmer, illustrated by Miriam A. Kilmer
 
Signed Archival Giclée Print © 2003 Miriam A. Kilmer
 
Trees
 
(For Mrs. Henry Mills Alden)

 
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.
 
                ~ Joyce Kilmer

 

 
Please note that, as a poem, "Trees" is in the public domain; it is not necessary for you to ask permission to reproduce it. However, songs that use "Trees" as lyrics, including Oscar Rasbach's composition, are still under copyright; public performance requires permission from:
 
          Jerry Vogel Music Company, Inc.
          Edmund C. Grainger, Jr.
          125 Park Ave. 3rd Floor
          New York, NY 10017

 
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