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applegrove

(133,747 posts) Thu Jun 25, 2026, 04:14 PM 9 hrs ago

Artistic interlude:

#Poetry #Painting #Summer

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

- Joyce Kilmer (1886 â€“1918)

ðŸŽ¨ Jeremy Miranda
— Art & Nature (@capecodfairytales.bsky.social) 2026-06-25T15:23:15.495Z

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Artistic interlude: (Original Post) applegrove 9 hrs ago OP

Czeslaw Milosz -- 'Not that I want to be a god or a hero. Just to change into a tree, grow for ages, not hurt anyone.' Ponietz 9 hrs ago #1

Ponietz

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1. Czeslaw Milosz -- 'Not that I want to be a god or a hero. Just to change into a tree, grow for ages, not hurt anyone.'

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Thu Jun 25, 2026, 04:25 PM

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