Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FOUR TREES, by MILDRED FOCHT


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FOUR TREES, by                    
First Line: At the corners of my house
Last Line: I am safe with these.
Subject(s): Nature; Trees


At the corners of my house
I will have four trees;
They will lay their arms about,
Evil creatures keeping out;
I shall have no dread nor doubt
In the care of these.

I will choose a maple tree
For its magic ways:
Tufted coral in the spring,
Then a green pavilioning,
And a mystic golden thing
In the autumn days;

And a tall horse-chestnut tree
From my childhood's town,
With its cones of creamy bloom.
Candles lit in leafy gloom,
Which for glossy fruit make room
Quaintly marked and brown;

And of course an apple-tree
Just for happiness;
For its clouds of pink and white,
And its breath of pure delight,
And its rosy cheeks to bite
With a sharp caress;

And a poplar tree that knows
All the ancient pain;
Bringing comfort with a sigh
And a song to slumber by,
As it whispers soft and shy
In a voice of rain.

At the corners of my house
I will have four trees:
They will guard me night and day,
Keeping evil things away;
To the saints I need not pray --
I am safe with these.





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