Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, REGIONAL, by JESSIE M. DOWLIN


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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?





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