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.

树

菊叶斯·基尔默

我想，永远不会看到一首诗，
可爱的如同一株树一样。

一株树，他的饥渴的嘴
吮吸着大地的甘露。

一株树，他整日望着天
高擎着叶臂，祈祷无语。

一株树，夏天在他的发间
会有知更鸟砌巢居住。

一株树，白雪躺在他胸上，
他和雨是亲密的伴侣。