Thursday, April 8, 2010

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening reaction

By Robert Frost
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

The reason I like this poem is because I feel as if we are all on a never ending trip. And while sometimes we may want to stop and take a break I think this poem shows that we can't always do that. That we most keep on going forward and must never give up. I think there are all times we wonder from the path and wish to just quit and give up but not only did I just sound like a priest at a mass, but we must find our way back to the path to where we were going because the worst thing a person can do is to break a promise made to another person because we are all equal. Some say this is a poem where he had been considering suicide. But I don't think so. I think he was doing something and thinking of quitting it but ultimately chose not to. I think this poem is inspirational for that reason.

1 comment:

  1. I like this poem, its very peaceful, restful. I think personally that you shouldnt stop in life and always press foward never looking baqck with no regrets. This is because when you have regrets you cannot move on.Mad good brahh

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