"The Tree"
I think that I will never see
A tree as lovely as Calvary.
Where mercy’s love was crushed and pressed
By sin’s defeat, now we are blessed.
A Man looks to heaven, that awful day,
“Forgive them”, were the words He prays;
A Crown of Thorns, this Man now wears,
With Blood mingled down upon His hair,
Upon whose Bosom, John once lay,
Now a whip has lashed flesh away,
Sin was made by fools like me,
But only God made Calvary.
I'm writing an analysis on this poem for my school project and I was wondering if you could send me some background information on your poem.
ReplyDeleteI am writing an analysis on your poem for my school project and i was wondering if you caould give me some background information on your poem.
ReplyDeleteI was standing in the shower the morning this poem was written and it just sort of came to me to write a Christian version of the Poem "Trees" by Joyce Kilmer. I had actually been asked to memorize the poem by Kilmer 20 years ago to recite at a civic tree dedication, so i was able to do most of the poem in my head in about ten minutes time - somewhat unusual for me, for I usually write best with a visual copy of what I'm doing in front of me. The whole process was complete in under an hour. - Line by line, I took the same rhythm and rhyme (as close as I could) and "rewrote" the poem to have a Christian, instead of a naturalist, perspective. Hope this helps!
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ReplyDeleteI inadevertedly made a grammatically ambiguous statement. It was not Kilmer who asked me to recite the poem (since he had been dead for many years longer than 20 years ago) but the Garden Club of Valley, Alabama when I was the Pastor of FBC of Valley.
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