Alfred Joyce Kilmer (6 December 1886 − 30 July 1918) was an American writer and poet, mainly remembered for his short poem 'Trees'. he was also a journalist, literary critic, lecturer and editor. His other works include The Circus and Other Essays, Main Street and Other Poems.
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry month 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.
Explain the lines:
Do you think the poem is not only a celebration of the world's natural beauty but also the poet's belief in God? Give reasons to support your argument.
Imagery is the use of figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. Find and make a note of the imagery used in this poem.
Make sentences with the antonyms of the given words.
Given below is a list of words from the poem. Complete the following table by writing three examples that collocate with each of the given words.
| Words | Collocations |
| 1. hair | dark hair/hair care/hair out of place |
| 2. nest | |
| 3. sweet | |
| 4. make | |
| 5. rain | |
| 6. arms |
Underline and classify the types of future tenses in the given sentences.