The Aim was Song - A poem by Robert Frost

Robert Frost - The Aim was Song

Before man came to blow it right
The wind once blew itself untaught,
And did its loudest day and night
In any rough place where it caught.

Man came to tell it what was wrong:
I hadn't found the place to blow;
It blew too hard--the aim was song.
And listen--how it ought to go!

He took a little in his mouth,
And held it long enough for north
To be converted into south,
And then by measure blew it forth.

By measure. It was word and note,
The wind the wind had meant to be--
A little through the lips and throat.
The aim was song--the wind could see.

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Poet: Robert Frost (Robert Frost Art) Poem: 23. The Aim was Song Volume: New Hampshire Year: Published/Written in 1923 Poem of the Day: Dec 25 2001 Comment 11 of 11, added on October 14th, 2009 at 10:08 AM. this poem shows good relationship between man and nature bushraafzal from Pakistan Comment 10 of 11, added on January 10th, 2009 at 9:44 PM. I agree with Josh. "The wind the wind had meant to be- a little through the lips and throat" shows that wind fufilled it's purpose once man took it through the lips and throat. the wind was only beautiful once man utilized it. It's not that man didn't see the beauty/potential before, he just knew the correct way to harness it into a song. "the aim was song- the wind could see." This also supports my claim. The wind could see its meaning, power, beauty, etc. I think that it is talking about singing because of the phrase "it was word and note." Therefore, I don't think it was a musical instrument. (sorry bagpipe dude) "and held it long enough for north to be converted to south" I think this is refering to a grand change, a grand turning point, in the "direction" (literally, and metaphorically (direction=purpose)) BreBeckna from United States Comment 9 of 11, added on May 24th, 2007 at 8:13 PM. i'm not sure about what you are saying.... remember, "the wind, the wind had meant to be" so wind had meant to be untamed and wild, man just couldn't see the beuaty of it.... the whole realization or whatever that the wind had (the aim was song the wind could see) was just that he accepted the song, but still meant to be untamed... also the man taking a little bit has significance because if he took all of the wind, man would be changing the winds purpose which ties it to the religious aspect of robert frost, just my thoughts... Bimpe from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, The Aim was Song, has received 11 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: 23. The Aim was Song Volume: New Hampshire Year: Published/Written in 1923 Last read: Dec 19 2009, 1:03AM Poem of the Day: Dec 25 2001 Viewed 7792 times. Added on May 24th, 2007 at 8:13 PM.

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