“Trees” by Joyce Kilmer [w/ Audio]

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 busom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.

DAILY PHOTO: Hippos on the Shore

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DAILY PHOTO: Trees of Lalbagh

Banyan Columns [Haiku]

banyan roots
form cathedral columns
for the inner sanctum.

Tree Weave [Haiku]

branches twist
in pretzel-like weaves,
stronger for it.

Barren Hill [Haiku]

the trees are bare;
winter winds picked them clean.
a bird lands, chirps, & flees.

DAILY PHOTO: Himalayan Afternoon

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DAILY PHOTO: Autumn in North Carolina

First to Fall [Haiku]

by the green river,
one tree prematurely
takes Fall colors.

DAILY PHOTO: Sunderbans Landscapes