Flower-Gathering - A poem by Robert Frost

Robert Frost - Flower-Gathering

I LEFT you in the morning,
And in the morning glow,
You walked a way beside me
To make me sad to go.
Do you know me in the gloaming,
Gaunt and dusty gray with roaming?
Are you dumb because you know me not,
Or dumb because you know?

All for me And not a question
For the faded flowers gay 
That could take me from beside you
For the ages of a day?
They are yours, and be the measure
Of their worth for you to treasure,
The measure of the little while
That I've been long away.

Added: on October 18th, 2004 at 2:56 PM | Viewed: 9493 times | Comments and analysis of Flower-Gathering by Robert Frost Comments (3)

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Poet: Robert Frost Poem: 11. Flower-Gathering Volume: A Boy's Will Year: Published/Written in 1913 Comment 3 of 3, added on July 27th, 2005 at 1:10 AM. this poem gets me everytime i read it. It clearly explains the inuendos of love and how we are sometimes so caught up in ourselves that we fail to see the ones who stand before us with the best they have to offer.... themselves!!!! shelley Comment 2 of 3, added on December 7th, 2004 at 7:51 PM. This poem reminds me a lot of the relationships that i have been in. He knows that he has so much to give and she cant see or understand what exactly it is. The ironic thing though, is that the only thing to give is himself, but that is an extrodinary gift and if she cant see it then there is nothing he can do. Stephen from United States Comment 1 of 3, added on October 18th, 2004 at 2:56 PM. This is one of my all time favorite poems, becasue I think that it can be interpreted to mean so many different things. I see it as a lost relationship of some sort, or feeling as though someone doesn't know the real you, and how you feel about them... alyssa More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Flower-Gathering, has received 3 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Robert Frost with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Robert Frost Poem: 11. Flower-Gathering Volume: A Boy's Will Year: Published/Written in 1913 Last read: May 9 2008, 6:19PM Viewed 9493 times. Added on October 18th, 2004 at 2:56 PM.

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