Meeting and Passing - A poem by Robert Frost


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Robert Frost - Meeting and Passing

As I went down the hill along the wall
There was a gate I had leaned at for the view
And had just turned from when I first saw you
As you came up the hill. We met. But all
We did that day was mingle great and small
Footprints in summer dust as if we drew 
The figure of our being less that two
But more than one as yet. Your parasol
Pointed the decimal off with one deep thrust.
And all the time we talked you seemed to see 
Something down there to smile at in the dust.
(Oh, it was without prejudice to me!)
Afterward I went past what you had passed
Before we met and you what I had passed.

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Poet: Robert Frost (Robert Frost Art) Poem: 8. Meeting and Passing Volume: Mountain Interval Year: Published/Written in 1916 Comment 3 of 3, added on November 17th, 2009 at 3:30 PM. meeting&passing metaphor&simili nasim Comment 2 of 3, added on October 9th, 2009 at 4:45 AM. wow. okay the poem is about a guy meeting a girl for the first time, whether the first time that day or ever. they meet and hang out all day, mingling, and at the end of the day, he wants more out of the relationship (i.e. marriage or something of that nature) and she thinks he moves too fast, so she breaks it off and they go their separate ways. there is a lot of ambiguity in this poem, so in those parts, you just have to figure out what works best for you. Marva from United States Comment 1 of 3, added on November 30th, 2005 at 8:41 PM. this poem was about how he loved a girl or something STWEWART from Colombia More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Meeting and Passing, 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: 8. Meeting and Passing Volume: Mountain Interval Year: Published/Written in 1916 Last read: Dec 22 2009, 1:11AM Viewed 13221 times. Added on November 30th, 2005 at 8:41 PM.

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