On Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 8:14:27 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 04:07:37 -0800 (PST), GM
> > wrote:
>
> >Sheldon wrote:
> >
> >> Maple tree in my front yard:
> >> https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY
> >
> >
> >Lovely!
> >
> >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 earths 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..."
> >
> >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
That was kind of creepy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUS17rwSEhc