Four Trees -- upon a solitary Acre --

Read 'Four Trees -- upon a solitary Acre --' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

Four Trees -- upon a solitary Acre -- by Emily Dickinson

 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 --

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