I went to turn the grass once after one
Who mowed it in the dew before the sun.
The dew was gone that made his blade so keen
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One of favorite poet.. and such a lovely well constructed poem.. one with nature.. man, butterfly and flower!
A tremendous poem that affirms human brotherhood through a shared appreciation of the natural world. The simplicity of language and structure matches the sincerity of the underlying emotion. Frost's magic is to combine such simplicity with lines of real poetic beauty, for example -'But from sheer morning gladness at the brim' once read is always remembered, as is the poem as a whole.
I love this poem. It's on my top 10 list of favorites. I sent a copy of it to my boyfriend when he was serving in Iraq.
The conversion of feeling Alone when working, together or alone; into glad realization that Working Together, alone or apart. This realization is what makes us all One.