Four Trees -- upon a solitary Acre --

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Written by:

Emily Dickinson (other works)

Poem #:

742

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Language:

English

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Poetry

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Preceded by:

Drama's Vitallest Expression is the Common Day -741-

Succeeded by:

The Birds reported from the South -- -743-

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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 --