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 Poem: 23. The Aim was Song Volume: New Hampshire Year: Published/Written in 1923 Poem of the Day: Dec 25 2001 Comment 9 of 9, 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 Comment 8 of 9, added on April 25th, 2006 at 7:34 PM. I don't see this quite the same way. The wind has always been there, a force of nature, never creating song or music, just existing in noise. Frost even writes: "The wind once blew itself untaught, And did its loudest day and night In any rough place where it caught" the idea of being untaught just blowing in unrefined places whenever it was stuck in my opinion indicates a lack of beauty Man is introduced later, and through manipulating the wind with "the lips and throat" he turns this basic element of nature into song, turns what was primitive and untamed into something beautiful. That's just my take on it, though I can definately see how the other perspective could be argued. Great poem :) Josh from United States Comment 7 of 9, added on March 16th, 2006 at 7:52 PM. You're all fools. the poem is obviously about playing the bagpipes. I mean look at his choice of words. Also, Frost's mother was Scottish. Bradley Lowen 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 9 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: Jul 17 2008, 9:11PM Poem of the Day: Dec 25 2001 Viewed 5759 times. Added on March 16th, 2006 at 7:52 PM.

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