On Re-Reading My Complete Frost
I’ve walked with Frost in the Yellow Wood And later watched it fill with Snow. Upon the Hills of View I’ve stood And seen the farms spread out below. I’ve seen that Snow go all downhill To fill a swift West-Running Brook, Seen Birches bent by a Boy’s Will Across the pages of my book. To see how deep I could look in, I’ve stood on Beaches continent-backed ‘Til Truth seemed to have broken in With all her playful Matter of Fact. To hear the Poem as it was printed, To see the picture beneath the paint, I’ve tried to take the Hints that’s hinted And not take any of them that ain’t.