A Time to Talk - A poem by Robert Frost

Robert Frost - A Time to Talk

When a friend calls to me from the road
And slows his horse to a meaning walk,
I don't stand still and look around
On all the hills I haven't hoed,
And shout from where I am, 'What is it?'
No, not as there is a time talk.
I thrust my hoe in the mellow ground,
Blade-end up and five feet tall,
And plod: I go up to the stone wall
For a friendly visit.

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Poet: Robert Frost Poem: 15. A Time to Talk Volume: Mountain Interval Year: Published/Written in 1916 Poem of the Day: Apr 12 2003 Comment 13 of 13, added on March 18th, 2008 at 9:24 AM. I think Frost shows one of the most important values of the real world. He describes the human desires through his thoughts and feelings to find and meet a real friend where no friends could not find... Shuaib Nasarat from Jordan Comment 12 of 13, added on May 25th, 2007 at 1:41 AM. This poem paints the picture of frienship. It shows that a friend in need can stop time. It forces you to wonder how it would make the person who wants to talk feel by the way you answer him. It may be easier to just call over and ask what they want but to be a true friend is to give up your own time to be there for someone else and really try to listen. This is the kind of thing that friendship is valued on. laura woods from United States Comment 11 of 13, added on February 27th, 2007 at 1:30 PM. I really like this poem. We all know that work will help us live life...but so will friends. They help us through many times of lonelyness and depression. To give have it given back to them can mean the world to them... Alec Jordan, 13 from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, A Time to Talk, has received 13 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: 15. A Time to Talk Volume: Mountain Interval Year: Published/Written in 1916 Last read: May 12 2008, 9:17PM Poem of the Day: Apr 12 2003 Viewed 13011 times. Added on February 27th, 2007 at 1:30 PM.

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