Four Trees -- upon a solitary Acre --

Four Trees -- upon a solitary Acre --
Without Design
Or Order, or Apparent signal --[^a1]notice[^a2]Action --
Do reign -- hinder --[^a3]Maintain --

[^a1: signal -- | signal --]

[^a2: notice | notice]

[^a3: Do reign -- hinder -- | Do reign -- hinder --]

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 they bear[^a4]is Their's unto the General Nature --
What Plan
They severally -- promote -- or[^a5]retard -- or further --
Unknown --

[^a4: they bear | they bear]

[^a5: promote -- or | promote -- or]