trees
joyce kilmer

i think that i shall never see
a poem lovely as a tree

a tree whose hungry mouth is prest
againsr the earth's sweet flowing breast;

a tree that looks at god all day,
and lifts her leafy arms to pry;

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.

樹

菊葉斯·基爾默

我想，永遠不會看到一首詩，
可愛的如同一株樹一樣。

一株樹，他的饑渴的嘴
吮吸著大地的甘露。

一株樹，他整日望著天
高擎著葉臂，祈禱無語。

一株樹，夏天在他的發間
會有知更鳥砌巢居住。

一株樹，白雪躺在他胸上，
他和雨是親密的伴侶。