Joyce Kilmer - American Catholic History

Every student learns the poem "Trees" in school. But now Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us the story of its author Joyce Kilmer Catholic convert who wrote that and more poems, including his heroic sacrifice of his life as a soldier in France in World War I.
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[@poeticpoetry]

A Great Poet

[@uncatila]

Today i wrote a poem.
Then Bishop Sheen must have me here.
There is a qween in heaven
like once upon the earth
ere Solomon did rule his reign
A Qween did give him birth
He bowed before her splendor
and granted every ask
He never did deny her
and bowed when er she passed
Now Jesus is the king of kings
His throne now sits on high
He sits beside his mother
upon her thrown of sky
Her head is crowned in splendor
with golden stars adorned
much wiser than old Solomon
Is Mary light of morn
She stands upon the crescent
and crushes every snake
Her head is crowned with royalty
Let there be no mistake
Kecharitomene is what the angels say
Hail holy qween of Angels
Qween Mary now I pray

[@paulrevere2379]

I don't believe in reincarnation, but if I did I would speculate that Kilmer returned to us. His name from 1976 to 2004 might have been Patrick Daniel Tillman.
I'm confident that Pat Tillman, an educated American warrior, appreciated the poetry of Joyce Kilmer just as I have.

[@uncatila]

The trouble with being an american warrior is they are often mislead. Thank god for san patricio where irish heroes lie
Down in olden mexico
There guns did answer wise.
They fought for god and country a place where angels herd
Christs kingdom everlasting
Is born in men with word