Bereft - A poem by Robert Frost

Robert Frost - Bereft

Where had I heard this wind before
Change like this to a deeper roar?
What would it take my standing there for,
Holding open a restive door,
Looking down hill to a frothy shore?
Summer was past and day was past.
Somber clouds in the west were massed.
Out in the porch's sagging floor,
leaves got up in a coil and hissed,
Blindly struck at my knee and missed.
Something sinister in the tone
Told me my secret must be known:
Word I was in the house alone
Somehow must have gotten abroad,
Word I was in my life alone,
Word I had no one left but God.

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Poet: Robert Frost Poem: 15. Bereft Volume: West-Running Brook Year: Published/Written in 1928 Poem of the Day: Aug 24 2000 Comment 11 of 11, added on January 2nd, 2006 at 4:56 PM. this poem was one of the best ones that i read. and i've read and analyzed like 12 poems in one day... if you don't understand it, that doesn't mean you should hate it... priscilla from United States Comment 10 of 11, added on December 13th, 2005 at 2:14 PM. hey im only 17 years of age and able to get a great deal from this poem so i dont understand how its considerd to be a bad peice of poetry to some of you folk. "Leaves got up in a coil and hissed, Blindly struck at my knee and mist" is my favourite part of the poem as is describing the action to that of a snake when it is threatend and attaking.The use of the onomatopoetic language here gives great life to the dead leaves and makes them more snake like. i agree that this poem is to do with the loss of companionship but there are many many ways to take this poem and thats why i like it so much. ben from United Kingdom Comment 9 of 11, added on November 28th, 2005 at 4:53 PM. Who defines what great poetry is. If I cant figure out what a poet is saying, is it considered great. NO. Poetry is just a word thrown around when something is wrriten with emotion. Screw Shakespear, Frost, and Everyone Else Yo from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Bereft, 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: 15. Bereft Volume: West-Running Brook Year: Published/Written in 1928 Last read: Jul 25 2008, 1:58PM Poem of the Day: Aug 24 2000 Viewed 11057 times. Added on November 28th, 2005 at 4:53 PM.

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