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On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 04:07:37 -0800 (PST), GM
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>Sheldon wrote:
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>> Maple tree in my front yard:
>> https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY

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>Lovely!
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>Trees
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>BY JOYCE KILMER
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>"I think that I shall never see
>A poem lovely as a tree.
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>A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
>Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;
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>A tree that looks at God all day,
>And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
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>A tree that may in Summer wear
>A nest of robins in her hair;
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>Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
>Who intimately lives with rain.
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>Poems are made by fools like me,
>But only God can make a tree..."
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>Source: Poetry (Poetry)


One of my favorites, I learned that poem in 1st grade and have been
planting trees since... a very inexpensive hobby, before digicams it
cost more to take the photos. That poem was set to music in 1922.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW1SY09cQhQ