A Passing Glimpse - A poem by Robert Frost

Robert Frost - A Passing Glimpse

To Ridgely Torrence
On Last Looking into His 'Hesperides'



I often see flowers from a passing car
That are gone before I can tell what they are.

I want to get out of the train and go back
To see what they were beside the track.

I name all the flowers I am sure they weren't;
Not fireweed loving where woods have burnt--

Not bluebells gracing a tunnel mouth--
Not lupine living on sand and drouth.

Was something brushed across my mind
That no one on earth will ever find?

Heaven gives it glimpses only to those
Not in position to look too close.

Added: on September 6th, 2005 at 9:42 PM | Viewed: 6822 times | Comments and analysis of A Passing Glimpse by Robert Frost Comments (7)

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Poet: Robert Frost Poem: 10. A Passing Glimpse Volume: West-Running Brook Year: Published/Written in 1928 Poem of the Day: Feb 8 2002 Comment 7 of 7, added on November 11th, 2005 at 11:05 PM. I think his poem talks about how the first impression of something that's attractive is usually over-glorified and inaccurate, but if we leave our impression as-is, then we can be left with that sense of beauty. However, once we look deep enough, we can soon notice the flaws and forget the beauty which we once saw was. So question is, should we enjoy things the way they are? Or should we go back to critique, only to be disappointed because nothing is perfect? Mel from Canada Comment 6 of 7, added on October 17th, 2005 at 1:17 AM. We are assesing this poem at school; my teacher read it out to us and told us it sounded like the train tracks :) Monica from New Zealand Comment 5 of 7, added on September 6th, 2005 at 9:42 PM. I don't know about anyone else, but I thought of love when I read this poem. Kim from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, A Passing Glimpse, has received 7 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: 10. A Passing Glimpse Volume: West-Running Brook Year: Published/Written in 1928 Last read: Jul 19 2008, 7:10PM Poem of the Day: Feb 8 2002 Viewed 6822 times. Added on September 6th, 2005 at 9:42 PM.

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