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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
REGIONAL, by JESSIE M. DOWLIN First Line: The oak tree stands by jim's west orchard wall Last Line: Give needy moon and stars an oak tree limb? | |||
The oak tree stands by Jim's west orchard wall. Perhaps it grew from out an acorn left By chipmunk running by. But Jim's no call To keep the tree, says John. Let it be cleft From tip to stump; a ship-yard would be glad To get that plank. Or say Jim used it here -- There's ox-yoke timber good's his father had, Would season stout enough for any steer. But Jim says no. Too many times at night He's seen the stars like blossoms on that tree, While when the moon is new, it's frail and slight And just depends upon the oak, says he. The tree must stand untouched. How else could Jim Give needy moon and stars an oak tree limb? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IMPORTANT VOICE by JESSIE M. DOWLIN LOST WORLD by JESSIE M. DOWLIN NORTH WIND TO DUTIFUL BEAST MIDWAY BETWEEN DIAL & FOOT OF GARDEN CLOCK by MARIANNE MOORE THE HARP by RALPH WALDO EMERSON VERSES SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN IN A BURIAL-GROUND .. SOCIETY OF FRIENDS by BERNARD BARTON ON HEARING AN AEOLIAN HARP by PETER BAYLEY JR. |
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