A Patch of Old Snow - A poem by Robert Frost


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Robert Frost - A Patch of Old Snow

There's a patch of old snow in a corner
That I should have guessed
Was a blow-away paper the rain
Had brought to rest.

It is speckled with grime as if
Small print overspread it,
The news of a day I've forgotten--
If I ever read it.

Added: on July 30th, 2005 at 1:31 PM | Viewed: 9666 times | Comments and analysis of A Patch of Old Snow by Robert Frost Comments (5)

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Poet: Robert Frost Poem: 5. A Patch of Old Snow Volume: Mountain Interval Year: Published/Written in 1916 Comment 5 of 5, added on March 15th, 2006 at 1:56 PM. i didn't take this poem the way anyone else i see did. Maybe i don't quite understand what they are saying. Anyway, I thought Robert Frost was saying we take thing for granted and dont appreciate them. We wait until their old and ugly to think about how they are just in the way. We forget they were once so pretty, and now they are just forgotten. Tina from United States Comment 4 of 5, added on February 9th, 2006 at 6:22 PM. i belive this poem means that older things are nto treated as nicely as younger things,for example the homeless,everyone cares about the homeless youth and pay almost no attention to the elderly. worth from United States Comment 3 of 5, added on July 30th, 2005 at 1:31 PM. Sometimes we overlook what is in front of us. It is easy to dismiss the words of a fool. Paying attention is the way to realization. CP from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, A Patch of Old Snow, has received 5 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: 5. A Patch of Old Snow Volume: Mountain Interval Year: Published/Written in 1916 Last read: Jul 17 2008, 9:09AM Viewed 9666 times. Added on July 30th, 2005 at 1:31 PM.

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