A Hillside Thaw Comments

Wonderful poem adorned with crystalline images. A poetic gem.

2) I have enjoyed very much this fantastic Modern Poem Of The Day!

1) A hillside thaw, causes ten million silver lizards out of snow! A lovely tale occurred within the eyes and mind of the great poet Robert Frost, the result: a very entertaining poem between heaven and earth and there betwixt,

'In the confusion of them all aglitter, And birds that joined in the excited fun By doubling and redoubling song and twitter, I have no doubt I'd end by holding none' - wonderful four lines that I liked, among many of the poem.

I was thrown by 'stray'. Is this the correct version of verse 2? 'Across each other and side by side they lay. The spell that so could hold them as they were Was wrought through trees without a breath of storm To make a leaf, if there had been one, stir. It was the moon’s she held them until day, One lizard at the end of every ray. The thought of my attempting such a stay! '

Composition of a poem of an unusual matter seems a delight to read if it is done by great poets like Robert Frost indeed!

The wet stampede! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

'To make a leaf, if there had been one, stir.' Just one of the beautiful lines that grace this wonderful description of a thaw hastened by the sun but arrested by the moon. 'speel ' spell? ? ?

And caught one silver lizard by the tail, And put my foot on one without avail, Marvbelous write by Robert Frost.....................

This poem has multiple typos in it. Just look at the actual book, whoever posted this didn't do ever basic checks.

I love the nature....... It is a nice poem about the nature.......

Only Frost could make a poem into a story into a huge moment full of mystery and beauty and human frailties and strength and in so doing make such a poetic masterpiece! ! !

i'm glad to be introduced to this poem by frost and appreciate barry middleton for his correction. this poem reveals first, frost's noticing, his observation; his imagination in likening the squiggles of melting snow to lizards; his respect for the powers of nature- of sun and moon; and then his poet craft in fashioning this into an excellent poem. i wonder if at some point in composing or after he thought of emily dickinson's poem on a snake which i remember her describing as a narrow fellow in the grass. -glen kappy

My copy of Frost has She has her spell on every single lizard. not She has her speel on every single lizard.

a wonderful poem of natures ways clearly written to amaze? ..........brilliantly written.

Magic of the sun.... thanks for posting....

On the floor! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.