Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SOMETHING FOR HOPE, by ROBERT FROST Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: At the present rate it must come to pass Last Line: But spes alii agricolam ‘tis said Subject(s): Farm Life; Hope; Agriculture; Farmers; Optimism | ||||||||
At the present rate it must come to pass And that right soon, that the meadowsweet And steeple bush, not good to eat, Will have crowded out the edible grass. Then all there is to do is wait For maple, birch, and spruce to push Through meadowsweet and steeple bush And crowd them out at a similar rate. No plow among these rocks would pay. So busy yourself with other things While the trees put on their wooden rings And with long-sleeved branches hold their sway. Then cut down the trees when lumber grown, And there's your pristine earth all freed From lovely blooming but wasteful weed And ready again for the grass to own. A cycle we'll say of a hundred years. Thus foresight does it and laissez-faire, A virtue in which we all may share Unless a government interferes. Patience and looking away ahead, And leaving some things to take their course. Hope may not nourish a cow or horse, But spes alit agricolam 'tis said. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SONNET by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SONNET: 9. HOPE by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT by DEREK MAHON |
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