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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ONE FAVORED ACORN, by ROBERT FROST Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: More than a million seed Last Line: At being allowed to live. Subject(s): Acorns | |||
More than a million seed Most of which must fail And go for squirrel feed. Some had got themselves hurled On the equinoctial gale Far out into the world. Some when the wind was still Had fallen plummet direct (But may have bounced down hill). In a hollow some lay in a heap Not knowing what to expect Two or three acorns deep. Already at one extreme By autumn dampness' aid Some were showing a toothlike gleam What might have been a fuse To some small devil grenade Fat-loaded ready to use. All that mast must perish Unless I should intervene And pick one up to cherish. I might plant one in a yard To alter a village scene And be of long regard. But whether with faithfully shut Or intelligently open eyes I wished I could choose a nut That would be most appreciative And would feel the most surprise At being allowed to live. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE ACORN (2) by JOHN BANISTER TABB THE EMBERS SPEAK by THOMAS WALSH A DREAM OF JULIUS CAESAR by ROBERT FROST A PECK OF GOLD by ROBERT FROST A SUMMER'S GARDEN by ROBERT FROST A WINTER'S NIGHT by ROBERT FROST CAESAR'S LOST TRANSPORT SHIPS by ROBERT FROST |
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