Lyric Poem · Nature
Four Trees—upon a solitary Acre
Four Trees — upon a solitary Acre —
Without Design
Or Order, or Apparent Action —
Maintain —
The Sun — upon a Morning meets them —
The Wind —
No nearer Neighbor — have they —
But God —
The Acre gives them — Place —
They — Him — Attention of Passer by —
Of Shadow, or of Squirrel, haply —
Or Boy —
What Deed is Theirs unto the General Nature —
What Plan
They severally — retard — or further —
Unknown —
This poem is in the public domain.
“Four Trees—upon a solitary Acre” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/four-trees-upon-a-solitary-acre
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