I think that I shall never see
A ⸺ lovely as a tree.

Which poem do you know?

#poetry #trees #billboards #OgdenNash #JoyceKilmer

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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 bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.

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

I think that I shall never see
A billboard lovely as a tree.
Perhaps, unless the billboards fall,
I’ll never see a tree at all.
—Ogden Nash
I’m just wondering if i was the only one who knew the parody better than the original.