Worth in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Trees

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 5, 2026

1. Trees Marker

Inscription.
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;
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.

Written by Joyce Kilmer
Pvt US Army KIA WW I

Erected by Cpl. Dennis King.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War, World I.

Location. 41° 41.413′ N, 87° 47.824′ W. Marker is in Worth, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on West 111th Street east of South Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43), on the right when traveling west. The marker is in Worth's Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Worth IL 60482, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North

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America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Flanders Fields (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial Park (here, next to this marker); In Memory (approx. one mile away); Freedom Park (approx. 1.4 miles away); VFW Post 5220 (approx. 3.1 miles away); a different marker also named VFW Post 5220 (approx. 3.1 miles away); Wierzba Memorial Park (approx. 4.1 miles away); Dr. Kazys Grinius (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Worth.

Regarding Trees. "Trees" was the best-known work by American poet Joyce Kilmer. Kilmer enlisted in the U.S. Army soon after the United States entered the war in 1917 and became a sergeant for the "Fighting 69th" New York Infantry Regiment. Kilmer was 31 years old when he was killed on July 30, 1918, during the Second Battle of the Marne, at Muercy Farm, near the village of

Veterans Memorial Park in Worth image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, April 5, 2026

2. Veterans Memorial Park in Worth

This Trees marker is off camera to the left.

Seringes-et-Nesles. He is buried at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery. Although Kilmer has no known direct link to the Chicago area, he was the namesake of an American Legion post headquartered in Chicago, which established a memorial to him on the far north side of the city in the 1950s.

Also see . . . Poetry Foundation: Joyce Kilmer. (Submitted on April 9, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 9, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.