Comment 7 of 7, added on May 10th, 2009 at 2:49 PM.

Hmm...
Thanks!
I think that Allison's and Ray's perspective of the poem most accurately capture the two main meaning of the poem: on a simple level and on a deep level.
I didn't quite understand Teague.

Caje from United States

Comment 5 of 7, added on February 8th, 2008 at 10:19 PM.

The poem "Spring Pools" is an expression of Robert Frost's feelings towards the quickly passing season of spring, in particular the pools that form from the melted snow. Frost uses the pools and flowers as indicators of spring, but then mentions that they will soon "chill and shiver". This gives the reader the idea that fall is rapidly approaching, and that the flowers and pools will "soon be gone". The lines “still reflect the total sky almost without defect” suggest that the pools were created as a kind of reflection from heaven. This ties into the lines “let them think twice before they use their powers to blot out and drink up and sweep away” were Robert Frost is ‘warning’ the trees to “think twice” before they absorb all the water. If the trees absorb the pools, this will be a sign that summer, then fall and winter will be coming steadily. Since the season of spring is when the pools form, the trees absorbing the water is the same as them disobeying Frost’s warnings to “think again” which has a deeper meaning of betraying God and committing a sin. At a first glance, the reader of this poem may not be able to interpret the inner importance of it. With the poetic devices used by Frost such as personification (giving the trees human characteristics), repetition ( in the lines "These flowery waters and these watery flowers") and the use of similes (in the lines "And like the flowers beside them, chill and shiver…"), it is much easier for the reader to understand, appreciate and associate it with other meanings.

Teague from Canada