Friday, January 3, 2003

An Old Man's Winter Night Comments

Rating: 3.0

All out of doors looked darkly in at him
Through the thin frost, almost in separate stars,
That gathers on the pane in empty rooms.
What kept his eyes from giving back the gaze
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Robert Frost
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Tom Revitt 16 November 2018

A light he was to no one but himself Wow. What a line. A whole poem in that. Frost's best lines are as hard and round as a marble.

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Chandan Dey 25 August 2018

it's a wonderful poem of Robert Frost. The emptiness arising out of the loneliness of an old man is touchingly expressed in this poem. Thanks for posting. Chandan

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Savita Tyagi 25 August 2018

Sad reality of old age more and more people are experiencing.

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Charle Teal 25 August 2018

Outstanding...................

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Kumarmani Mahakul 25 August 2018

Beautiful poem with nice theme. Every line is interesting to read.

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A Wonderful Poem 25 August 2018

Every stanza stands out.

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Douglas Scotney 25 August 2018

May the moon my icicles keep too.

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John Shit 26 October 2016

I'm gay! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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Lord Of The Rings 25 August 2018

You both deserve a long stint in.

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Lack Of Survellance 25 August 2018

Why would these comments not be removed? Over two years' old.

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Susan Williams 22 March 2016

From the moment we are born we edge to the time we become a forgetful old man who is tied to the present in his hands, his old gnarled hands and he wonders when those hands once young grew so old

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Brian Jani 26 April 2014

Awesome I like this poem, check mine out

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John Shit 26 October 2016

oh, Oh, OHHHH

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* Sunprincess * 25 October 2012

I could feel the aloneness of the old man with his forgetfulness and the icy cold winter night..just hope the fire doesn't go out before he awakes..fabulous write.. :)

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Hira Ali 08 July 2008

Presently i am student of master's in literatue.I read this poem and Robert Frost has beautifuly compared clouds, moon and nature is eminent in this poem.Lonliness and process of aging and one's responsibilities are well portrayted.At last i would like to say that one was born alone and will remain alone for the whole the whole of life.

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