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

Author: Joyce Kilmer 

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I have to say it now, it's been good life all in all 
it's really fine to have a chance to hang around 
and lie there by the fire and watch the evening tire 
while all my friends and my old lady 
sit and pass a pipe around 
And talk of poems and prayers and promises 
and things that we believe in 
How sweet it is to love someone 
how right it is to care 
How long it's been since yesterday 
what about tomorrow 
and what about our dreams 
and all the memories we share 

Days they pass so quickly now 
the nights are seldom long 
Time around me whispers when it's cold 
The changes somehow frightens me 
still I have to smile 
It turns me on to think of growing old 
For though my life's been good to me 
there's still so much to do 
So many things my mind has never known 
I'd like to raise a family, I'd like to sail away 
and dance across the mountains on the moon 

I have to say it now, it's been good life all in all 
it's really fine to have a chance to hang around 
and lie there by the fire and watch the evening tire 
while all my friends and my old lady 
sit and pass a pipe around 
And talk of poems and prayers and promises 
and things that we believe in 
How sweet it is to love someone 
how right it is to care
How long it's been since yesterday 
what about tomorrow 
and what about our dreams 
and all the memories we share 

Sung By: John Denver 

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