On 2018-11-06 12:35 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> 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
>
Even the song version reveals it as pure doggerel!