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 SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: IMANUEL EHRENHARDT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE HAWK by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS MENELAUS AND HELEN by RUPERT BROOKE THE GREAT LOVER by RUPERT BROOKE EILEEN AROON by GERALD JOSEPH GRIFFIN PASSING AWAY by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 49. THE ENGLISH RACE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |
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