Robert Lee Frost - Once By The Pacific

 

The shattered water made a misty din.
Great waves looked over others coming in,
And thought of doing something to the shore
That water never did to land before.
The clouds were low and hairy in the skies,
Like locks blown forward in the gleam of eyes.
You could not tell, and yet it looked as if
The shore was lucky in being backed by cliff,
The cliff in being backed by continent;
It looked as if a night of dark intent
Was coming, and not only a night, an age.
Someone had better be prepared for rage.
There would be more than ocean-water broken
Before God’s last *Put out the Light* was spoken.

20 Responses to “Robert Lee Frost - Once By The Pacific”

  1. Jeremy Says:

    That really proves that this continental poetry is doggerel.

    I enjoy the feeling of being pushed back throughout the Frost piece above.

  2. teen Says:

    So all you do is post already famous poems? WHy not write some yourself. I’d like to be an author on this blog. Could you invite me,please ?

  3. The Rooster Says:

    Dude you need to fix your header up: BTW you can not use java script on wordpress FIY. Thats why it looks the way it does, nice try at a work-around. Cheers

  4. Rethabile Says:

    My take on this poem:

    http://anglais.blogspot.com/2005/09/everlasting-image-4-september-2005.html

    Cheers

  5. Alexandru Ionescu Says:

    THEY brought me rubies from the mine,
    And held them to the sun;
    I said, they are drops of frozen wine
    From Eden’s vats that run.

    I looked again,–I thought them hearts
    Of friends to friends unknown;
    Tides that should warm each neighboring life
    Are locked in sparkling stone.

    But fire to thaw that ruddy snow,
    To break enchanted ice,
    And give love’s scarlet tides to flow,–
    When shall that sun arise?

    Free birthday poems

  6. orler Says:

    very beautiful poetry…

  7. Shirley Says:

    Please join with me in asking for an apology from Hugo Chavez to President Bush and all Americans. Please pass the word around the world.

    Thank you and God bless.

    Shirley Buxton
    http://www.writenow.wordpress.com

  8. Coral Says:

    Hi,

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    Please visit my poetry site and let me know what you think.

    Regards,
    Coral

  9. Thodoris Vorias Says:

    When falls the dark

    I hear they cry colours

    in graffiti of wall…

    they throw to me in the eyes

    the stolen sunbeams,

    front they die,

    each night.

    Thessaloniki - Vorias

  10. sofia Says:

    So beatiful. Thank you sofia

    D.S. my I copy your poem and put it on my homepage. I collect poemst and write them down to illustrate my paintings. Is it Ok?

  11. sofia Says:

    If I may lend your poem, would you like to send it to me? sinserly sofia

  12. sparklingoracle Says:

    Nice poem.
    I write poems too

    you can check them on http://sparklingoracle.blogspot.com

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  14. katzwebdesign Says:

    So many poets is writ’n their proses
    Pickin’ their noses
    Suckin’ their toeses
    Avoidin’ all traces of pleasure and power
    Simply because they refusin’ to shower!

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  16. paulie11 Says:

    Frankly, I think Robert Frost gets a little corny here.

    Paulie11 from inside the Snakepit

  17. ezra hilyer Says:

    I like the choice of photos for this poem, this is not my favorite poem by Frost, but still it is good.
    -Ezra hilyer -http://www.straypoetry.com

  18. Jozet at Halushki Says:

    I haven’t read many Frost poems beside the “greatest hits”. This one was lovely even if corny.

  19. Gary R. Hess Says:

    Frost’s poetry always mindblowing for me, great works.

  20. dunstancarter Says:

    What a great poem - hugely atmospheric and wild.

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