[146] Trees
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
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This is not, if you think about it, a particularly good poem. The
imagery is trite, the phrasing adds nothing to it, and the verse is very
hard to read without degenerating into a singsong effect. Yet there's
*something* about it - some compelling quality that has made it famous,
recited and memorized by generations of schoolchildren, instantly
recognizable, and with opening and closing couplets quoted by people who
have never even heard of the rest of the poem. I just wish I knew what
it was :)
m.
Biography:
Kilmer, (Alfred) Joyce
b. Dec. 6, 1886, New Brunswick, N.J., U.S.
d. July 30, 1918, near Seringes, Fr.
American poet known chiefly for his 12-line verse entitled "Trees."
He was educated at Rutgers and Columbia universities. His first volume
of verse, Summer of Love (1911), showed the influence of William Butler
Yeats and the Irish poets. After his conversion to Catholicism, Kilmer
attempted to model his poetry upon that of Coventry Patmore and the
17th-century Metaphysical poets. His most famous poem, "Trees," appeared
in Poetry magazine in 1913. Its immediate and continued popularity has
been attributed to its combination of sentiment and simple philosophy.
His books include Trees and Other Poems (1914); The Circus and Other
Essays (1916); Main Street and Other Poems (1917); and Literature in the
Making (1917), a series of interviews with writers. Kilmer joined the
staff of The New York Times in 1913. In 1917 he edited Dreams and
Images, an anthology of modern Catholic poetry. Kilmer was killed in
action during World War I and was posthumously awarded the Croix de
Guerre.
-- EB
From: "Sandy and Paula Tesch" <pasama@>
Hey I just wanted to let you know that the 2nd line is not "A poem as
lovely as a tree" and the correct version is "A poem lovely as a tree."
Many people make that mistake. Feel free to e-mail me back if you want
to.
Sandy Tesch
sandytesch@
From: "g and l" <gandelyda@>
It was my favorite poem as a child. It tells more about God and the
Universe in a few lines than philosophers can tell in volumes. Glen Lyda
From: David Frost <defrost@>
The poem is like a childhood friend, lost from thought sometimes, but never
forgotten.
From: juliet <julietjuliet@>
It doesn't matter that it's trite. Nor that it's about God and the
Universe, if you like. It's the sound of the first lines that make it
memorable...Not everything in poetry is about meaning. Part of the
impact in the poem is the resonance of the sounds themselves.
From: "Suchitra Kumar" <suchi_7@>
Hi,
I just looked in to see whether you had a Wodehouse reference along with
this poem.
There are always effeminate(I assumed) men in Wodehouse books who make
women swoon by singing "Trees". I was a little surprised when I
discovered that the song was based on this poem.
A nice line from 'Quick Service' goes:
"When a man singing 'Trees' meets a man singing 'Old Man River',
something has to give."
<grin>
- Suchitra
From: "hr strasburg" <hrleestrasburg@>
I learned this poem in about 4th grade and have loved it for 60 years.
It is an absolutely beautiful, simple reading. My love affair with trees
has gone on for at least that long a time, too. As I look out my window
I see (in reality) a robin building a nest in a plum tree. There is a
spirit within a tree and I believe that Joyce Kilmer felt that spirit.
Joan Strasburg, Springfield, MO
From: "Albert Fields" <afields@>
KIlmer's "Trees" is eternally beautiful. I keep coming back to read it
again.
Al Fields
From: "Helen Burchfield" <nietzsche6446@>
I recalled the opening line for years it made such a lasting
impression.. I recently tried to recite it for a grandchild. I could
not get past the first line. Haunted by the memory I was determined to
find it. It say everything I feel but have lacked the ability to
express. Helen
From: Redwingbilly@
The poem Trees, has been our school poem at Forest school, in Forest Louisiana
for seventy years or more. Few of us can recall our pledge or song but most
remember "Trees." There's something eternal expressed in this simple poem,
maybe the one who made the trees understands it best.
Billy McGaha
Monroe, La.
Billy red wing
From: "almagill" <almagill@>
Suchitra said:
"A nice line from 'Quick Service' goes:
"When a man singing 'Trees' meets a man singing 'Old Man River',
something has to give."
<grin>"
That'll be Paul Robeson then.... as for 'trite' you really have to hear him
singing it. AWESOME
-- almagill
From: ARSW9NYU@
I learned this poem almost 60 years ago and it is one I will never forget.
We sang it as a song in the early grades of PS 18. I think it may be because
even an 8 year old can understand it that many of us remember it.
From: "Allan Tracy" <kbrown04@>
From Alan Tracy, kbrown04@ .net:
One has to wonder how often Kilmer thought of this poem during his last
days.
Days spent on the tree-less landscape of the Western Front of the "War to
End All WARs."
From: "David E. Doggett" <ddoggett@>
Some notes on the author:
(by the way "Joyce" is a guy)
http://classic.archives.nd.edu/corson/grott039.htm
In 1913, a poet associated with Notre Dame, the Grotto, and the trees on
campus, appeared on the scene -- Joyce Kilmer.
A brochure in the University Archives entitled, University Statue Shrine
Stories, contains an interesting reference to Kilmer
and the Grotto. In its pages, Father Henry Kemper speaks of a former
classmate:
My old Notre Dame classmate, Charley O'Donnell, who later became
Poet Laureate of Indiana and president of
his alma mater, Notre Dame, was a personal friend of the poet,
Joyce Kilmer.
They say the big tree that shades Our Lady's niche "a tree that
looks at God all day and lifts her leafy arms to
pray," was the inspiration that made the patriot convert, Joyce
Kilmer, famous, with his best-known poem. Kilmer
volunteered in The Fighting Irish Brigade and was killed in action
July 30, 1918 at the age of 32. The original flag
of the Irish Brigade, carried through the civil war by General
Meagher's boys was presented to Notre Dame last
summer.(167)
On the right side of the Grotto steps leading to the church, is a huge
stump that must have once been "the big tree that shades
Our Lady's niche." If it were true that it had inspired the poem,
"Trees," what a lovely story to be associated with the Grotto.
Hardly a child goes through his schooling without having come in contact
with Kilmer's poem:
From: "Joylina Goodings" <Joylina@>
As someone has already said Paul Robson's version of this poem is
awesome. It also happens to be my favorite song in the world. I
would very much like to know if it has ever been recorded by a female
vocalist or even a corus, I can't manage Paul Robson's key unfortunately
and would love to be able to sing this song with friends and family as
it really is the most beautiful poem. It touched my heart when I was
young and I have never looked at trees the same way since.
From: Agnes Ann Maher <AgnesAnnMaher@>
I attended a neighborhood meeting last evening, and one of the main items
we discussed was our tree preservation policy in our city . One of our
city councilors gave his presentation on trees, and one of his goals was
our city having annual re-certification as a recognized Tree City
USA. This presentation will also be given at our City Council Meeting this
evening.
All the way home from the meeting last evening I could not get the poem
"Trees" out of my mind. I learned this poem as a child many years
ago, but what bothered me most was I could not remember all 12 lines.
Thank you for bring back such lovely memories of my childhood.
From: Chicky6@
My grandmother heard the song version when she was a little girl and has been
looking for the music ever since. She will soon be turning 80 and I would
love to be able to find the sheet music so that I may play it for her. She
would love it so much. Please e-mail me if you have any info on where I might
be able to find it. Thank you.
From: "Waranowitz, Ben" <Ben.Waranowitz@>
This is the favorite poem of my dog.
- Ben Waranowitz
From: "Ken Patten" <gutrek@>
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<DIV>Unless one reads this poem from a purely sentimental perspective, it's obviously a really bad poem. While I can sympathize with Kilmer's feelings, seeing a living tree out there in the desolate battlefield, that doesn't excuse its numerous flaws.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Just imagine the creature Kilmer describes -- mouth on the bottom burried in dirt, eyes in its arms, mixing metaphores of its branches as both arms and hair (which is entangled with birds nests), bosum covered with snow while it's raining (it has a bosom, but it's still breast feeding?). It describes a monster!</FONT></DIV>
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From: "gus tseo" <gtseo1@>
I wasn't educated in this country. I only learned recently this poem
from a song by Charles Thomas(40's), better than Robeson's. I love that
song and this poem, beautifull and simple.
From: Chesil <pwreview@>
The poem was first published in Poetry and magazine and even their foreign
correspondent, Ezra Pound, who was not noted for his liking of sentimental
verse thought it wasn't too bad.
From: "Glenda J. Conover" <glenda@>
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Good Morning, I have been reading some comments on what people had to say
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From: DSTOLSIG@
I think this is a really great peom Joyce! i Am related to Joyce.For my
culture Faire Project im doing it on her and roger sherman an other one of
our relatives. anyways great poem!
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?André?= Alexei Quillen <quillen@>
I'm an engineer, not a word poet, but I thought Juliet's response was
poetry:
Paraphrased from: juliet <julietjuliet@>
It doesn't matter that it's trite.
Nor that it's about God and the Universe,
if you like.
It's the sound of the first few lines
that make it noteworthy, memorable
and the like.
Not all of poetry is in the meaning.
Much of the impact is the resonance
of the sounds.
From: "Claude Evans" <cevans@>
This is in response to the comments of "Ken Patton".............
The world is populated with idiots. Also "smart alecs" who attempt to
denigrate the creations of those among us whose superior intellect
allows them to leave "a thing of beauty and a joy forever" for all of us
to venerate and enjoy.
Nice try, Ken. You may have better luck dissecting Wordsworth's
"Daffodils".
Cordially,
Claude Evans
From: "Liz" <mborden@>
My mother passed away on January 1, 2003. The one thing I will miss the
most is hearing her sing the songs from her childhood. She was born in
1919. I grew up hearing songs no longer in print. I would love to have
a copy of the sheet music for this poem.
I now work at a retirement home and the other day I was taken by
surprise when a resident I was talking to suddenly started to sing this
poem. I would love to be able to play it for her on the piano. I'm
sure she would love to hear it again.
Thank you for any help you out there can give me.
E-Mail me at lizzyb@ if you can send me a copy or let me know
how I can obtain a copy.
From: John & Vicki Thompson <jaysson@>
To Whom it May Concern,
I too would be interested in the sheet music to the Poem "Trees". If it is available please email it to me. Thank you very much.
Jay Thompson
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From: "Dinah" <joeshalfsis@>
I hadn't really thought a the poem "Trees" in a long while, & while
playing a game, with some whose name was trees, I came to recite the
1st line.
Not able to recall the 2nd line led me here.
As you recite the poem, you can imagine the trees lifting their branches
to God.
Thank you for the memory.
joeshalfsister
From: John Warlow <JWarlow@>
I saw your note asking for the sheet music to the poem "Trees". I also work
at a retirement facility and one of our residents would like to sing this at
her sisters funeral this week. Were you able to obtain the sheet music and
if so would it be possible to get a copy of it. My e-mail address is
jwarlow@ and my fax number is 267-488-0399.
I would greatly appreciate it if you could help me with this request. Thank
you for your time.
From: Z16CHEVELLEGUY@
My father learned this poem as a child in the mid 30s. it was his favorite
poem and I can remember hearing him repeat it many times. The song had a special
place with my dad and I had the first line inscribed on his gravestone.
Larry
From: Nerakfish@
Subj: sheet music for "Trees"
This e-mail is for Chicky6. I have no idea how old your message is
requesting sheet music for "Trees" -- also I'm not sure which song version you're
looking for because apparently there are a few -- BUT -- go to musicnotes.com and
type in Oscar Rasbach under "artist." Sheet music for his version is
available!
From: MPlath5@
Thanks for having the poem available. It's not exactly 'ver batum' & I
suggest you check out the original wording. By the way, pass along the the girl
that says she is related to 'Joyce Kilmer' that Joyce Kilmer is a man. OK.
Thanx
Mike
From: "Joann Purcell" <joann@>
Did you ever find the "Music" to the poem Trees?? My mother wants me to
find the song Please advise TK
JoAnn Marie Purcell
From: "Laraine Maltby Smith" <laraine@>
My dad used to sing at home when I was a young girl in the 1940s & one
of my favourite songs was Trees. He had a voice like Mario Lanza. At the
time I didn't understand the words but I loved how the song sounded.
Even back I think I sensed the beauty of the words. It was enjoyable
reading the comments.
Laraine Maltby Smith ~ Ontario
From: "Maria Tribunella" <serafina@>
Dear Joylina,
I caught your message on a poetry site. Joyce Kilmer's "Trees" is so
beautiful and I heard a rendition of it by a chorus somewhere on the Net
but can't find that site anymore. Have you found any answers to your
quest? If so would you mind writing back to me. Where would I find the
song versions?
Thanks so much
Mary
From: "rita dunlap" <grdunlap@>
The first time that I heard the poem was while listening to a Julianna
Hatfield CD. She used it in the chorus of one of her songs, and I was
so drawn to it, that I researched it to find out where it came from.
Unfortunately, I have not read any of Kilmer's other work, but I would
love to find the time to do that really soon.
From: info@
JOYCE KILMER'S TREES
I think that I have never read
A poem as bourgeois or as dead.
The perfect rhyme that ends each verse
Doth make them lively as a hearse;
Within each stanza nothing's said
Each image soars like lumps of lead.
With hyperbolic metaphor
Each four-foot line is such a bore.
A poem that many think is sweet
The ancients say is not discreet.
Poems are made by fools 'tis true
But only Joyce could write such goo.
Written 6 March 1970 -- UWM
by
Everett M. Ellestad
B.S., M.A., M.A.
(P.S. This was for a critical class on poetry -- I got an "A")
From: Ddcuzinpc@
I think it is one of the best Poems I have read.
Also a beautiful song.
JUST LISTEN WITH OPEN EARS!!
Thank You Joyce
From: shameen miranda <shameen_miranda@>
Hey I dont know whether this gesture will be appreciated,but I just loved the poem TREES and read your comments on it and wanted to let someone know.Sorry if I have inconvenience you!
Shamayne(India)
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From: LBall@ Wed Feb 16 12:55:04 2005
I was in grade school when I learned this poem. I was told it was the
most beautiful poem ever written. Over the years I forget some of the
lines but I will never forget how it made me feel. I will memorize
"Trees" again and never forget it.
Mrs BallArsenec
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From: Paul & Shannon Davis <sivadbp@>
Did you ever find some sheet music for the poem/song 'Trees?'
Thanks,
Shannon
From: Joan robertsmaher <crazyjoan321@>
Ever find the sheet music? My Dad, now 83 + , also was a student of the
poem in North Dakota years back, and can still recite it.
I hope to get a book about trees published, and that project let me back to this
memory of his!
Joan
e-mail best @ joanroberts1@<mailto:joanroberts1@verizon.net>
From: "B *" <loveandhonour@>
To all of the simplistic elitists who denigrate this poem and it's simple
rhyming verse. I might assume that you are also highly educated, in poetry,
but failed to actually learn the most basic rule of any art: Art comes in
all styles.
Simple rhyming verse is a valid form of poetry. If you're going to evaluate
something, evaluate it within it's own context. I have heard hoards of
people spew that free verse is just lazy prose. Well ... if it was prose,
it would be but it's not.
As to the word "trite". How do you evaluate this as trite?According to
Merriam-Webster, a reasonable source, trite means: hackneyed or boring from
much use : not fresh or original. I would agree that someone writing a
similar poem *now* might be considered trite. However, in 1914 it was far
from trite. Calling this "trite" is like referring to a 93 year old man as
"old", when talking about him in his infancy. It only proves how closed
your mind is to truly open and critical thinking.
One way to evaluate any piece of art is to see the intrinsic and extrinsic
impacts of the piece. On the one hand, what was the impact on the author.
Did they like it? Were they satisfied with it? Very much up for debate,
with a dead author. On the other hand, what was and is the impact on
everyone but the author. Let's see, in this case, it has struck a positive
(in some cases beloved) chord in millions of people. Further, it's
"popularity" has lasted for coming up on a century. That would make it have
a more positive impact than - rough estimate - way over 90% of all poetry
ever written in the Western world. I'd say that gives it an A.
Most artists would love to have a work that was so loved and appreciated as
this poem. Say you don't like it, fine; but, do not have the audacity to
call it bad. This poem, more perfectly than most, did what it was supposed
to do.
Sometimes simple is good! Get over yourselves!
From: NaniJn@
I had a wonderful teacher named Miriam Carver in the second grade in the
city of Natchitoches, Louisiana. She had a love for poetry and instilled it into
my heart. I can never hear this poem or even just the first line without
remembering Miss Carver. "I think that I could never see a poem lovely as a
tree."
From: "ROBERT E WILSON" <rw.bcra@>
Trees, When sung in a crowded packed pub this song and these moving
words can silence the room,
the mood alters, people immediately recognise an haunting genius and
they become quite moved and sentimental. Richard Taubers; " My heart
and I". had this quality also . The problem with Old Man River is that
it was a one man song, Paul Robesons. Old Man River was dashed off in
minutes and was taken out of the original production of Showboat, then
put back in. Ziegfeld didn't like it. Ziegfeld. was wrong. All these
songs are classics and we need to study them as great art.
Bob. rw.bcra@
From: "Kai Chow" <lazloc@>
From: "Turners" <turner@>
I ain't no M.A. or Phd. but here is my thought on some of the comments
here.
http://www.elkorose.com/poemlastnight.html
From: GeiZseE caoile <lil_sutil06@>
i luV diS pOem cAuSe tHis mAde mE rEaLize tHe iMpOrtAncE oF tReEs.. tHis rEalLy tOuCheD mE!
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