Mar 20 2005

To Earthward

Published by adminwp at 3:19 am under Robert Frost Love Poems

To Earthward

 Robert Frost

Love at the lips was touch
As sweet as I could bear;
And once that seemed too much;
I lived on air

That crossed me from sweet things,
The flow of – was it musk
From hidden grapevine springs
Down hill at dusk?

I had the swirl and ache
From sprays of honeysuckle
That when they’re gathered shake
Dew on the knuckle.

I craved strong sweets, but those
Seemed strong when I was young;
The petal of the rose
It was that stung.

Now no joy but lacks salt
That is not dashed with pain
And weariness and fault;
I crave the stain

Of tears, the aftermark
Of almost too much love,
The sweet of bitter bark
And burning clove.

When stiff and sore and scarred
I take away my hand
From leaning on it hard
In grass and sand,

The hurt is not enough:
I long for weight and strength
To feel the earth as rough
To all my length.

 Robert Frost

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7 responses so far

7 Responses to “To Earthward”

  1. # mineon 21 Aug 2008 at 6:02 pm

    this is my favorite frost poem

  2. # morganon 01 Dec 2008 at 12:47 pm

    This poem made me cry, knowing it is simalar to what we deal with now-a-days. :cry :sigh :sigh

  3. # amandaon 05 Feb 2009 at 2:11 pm

    [B]bold[/B]i really liked this poem cuzz pretty much everyone relates to it in some ways :) [*]list close

  4. # rosita la del barrioon 05 May 2009 at 7:40 pm

    wat does this poem mean..anybody??

  5. # dawon 13 Nov 2009 at 9:32 am

    :) :grin :) :grin ;) 8) ;) 8) :p :roll :p :roll :eek :upset :eek :upset :zzz :sigh :zzz :sigh :? :cry :? :cry :( :x :( :x

  6. # Rylee Pattinsonon 20 Apr 2010 at 3:21 pm

    You know what? I have no idea what the hell this means. I don\’t care, I still like it because I like all Frost poems. :? :grin 8) :zzz

  7. # Bryona,.on 18 May 2010 at 12:17 pm

    :x :( :cry :? :sigh :zzz :upset :eek :roll :p 8) ;) :grin :)

    Bryona likes this poem,…..[B]yurrrr[/B]

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