On Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 9:37:46 AM UTC-10, graham wrote:
> 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!

If you're into trees, you're gonna love it!