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The Poetry of Robert Frost
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It's not that I have a favourite Robert Frost poem -- he's not that kind of fellow. Yes, there are many "quotable quotes" that people bandy about; but again, he's not that kind of fellow. I dip into this collection again and again, when I want the world to slow down a little, and I just want to dream away a few hours, an afternoon. These are especially good on snowy, blustery, mid-winter afternoons when there is nothing to do, and nowhere to go. And in the evening, you stop by a wood, ... lovely, dark, and deep.
He's the kind of fellow with whom you could have had long, interesting conversations, whether or not the discourse took you anywhere on that particular day; but to never make the mistake, in that conversation, of confusing his simplicity of language with simplicity of thought -- for he is more than "a considerable speck" in the universe and he has allowed me to take many roads, in my mind, not taken in the physical world.
This is a well-thumbed, well-loved collection.
He's the kind of fellow with whom you could have had long, interesting conversations, whether or not the discourse took you anywhere on that particular day; but to never make the mistake, in that conversation, of confusing his simplicity of language with simplicity of thought -- for he is more than "a considerable speck" in the universe and he has allowed me to take many roads, in my mind, not taken in the physical world.
This is a well-thumbed, well-loved collection.
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Mar 15, 2018 06:12AM
If I could 'search' my mental files for the lines of poetry I've most frequently recalled, his would come close to the top of the list, Julie - thanks for giving me yet another chance to recall them.
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Fionnuala wrote: "If I could 'search' my mental files for the lines of poetry I've most frequently recalled, his would come close to the top of the list, Julie - thanks for giving me yet another chance to recall them."You're welcome, Fionnuala. : )
He comes to mind often and has taught me much.
One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.
I love Robert Frost, and my favorite is “Nothing Gold Can Stay.� I memorized it as a child, and it’s filed away in my brain, for whenever I need it.
Delightful review Julie.
Very nice review, Julie! My relatives have told me that Robert Frost is in our ancestry! (Not sure about that)!
Julie wrote: "I love Robert Frost, and my favorite is “Nothing Gold Can Stay.� I memorized it as a child, and it’s filed away in my brain, for whenever I need it."One of my favourites, too, Other Julie. : )
Leila wrote: "Delightful review Julie."Thanks, Leila.
Maureen wrote: "Very nice review, Julie! My relatives have told me that Robert Frost is in our ancestry! (Not sure about that)!"How wonderful, Maureen. Even if it's just a "maybe".
It's not that I have a favourite Robert Frost poem -- he's not that kind of fellow.I do in fact have a favorite Frost poem. It is "To Earthward." But it is also true that there are other poems of his that I like almost as much. "My November Guest," for example.
