tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post3502806051641554986..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: Robert Frost: a terrifying poet?Fredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-8064156056357101352015-05-26T07:19:51.692-07:002015-05-26T07:19:51.692-07:00Sharon,
Yes, there seems little sympathy for the ...Sharon,<br /><br />Yes, there seems little sympathy for the young boy. Those last lines are shocking:<br /><br />"Little—less—nothing!—and that ended it.<br />No more to build on there. And they, since they<br />Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs."<br /><br />This is a view of life not expected from a rural nature-loving poet that Frost was seen to be some time ago. And who are those who "turned to their affairs"--his family!Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-71009179096156631532015-05-25T16:40:22.532-07:002015-05-25T16:40:22.532-07:00Hi Fred. This is a very strange poem. I wonder i...Hi Fred. This is a very strange poem. I wonder if it's included in my collection. It's well written and beautifully so even if it's about death.<br />There is something in the way he expresses the events in the poem that renders the reader emotionally detached. At least that's my reaction. But that's probably because the chain of events are not real to me. I'm sure my reaction would be very different if I actually witnessed such an atrocious scene, even more so if it happened to a loved one.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.com