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 (Robert Frost Art) Poem: 15. Bereft Volume: West-Running Brook Year: Published/Written in 1928 Poem of the Day: Aug 24 2000 Comment 14 of 14, added on June 27th, 2009 at 10:41 AM. this poem is great i adore it fatima coric from Bosnia and Herzegovina Comment 13 of 14, added on March 18th, 2009 at 3:29 PM. This poem is my favorite poem of all... I am also working on an anlysis of this very poem... I love the way nature is beautifully worked in to alot of Frost's poems... My favorite line is when he is decribing the leaves as being a snake... My english professor hated to end our poetry unit on this very poem... but I thought it was the best one that we had read... Wishing I was on a Beach's shore from United States Comment 12 of 14, added on February 12th, 2009 at 1:11 AM. This is my favorite piece by Robert Frost. I'm writing an analysis about it for class right now. I chose this poem specifically, because of the simplicity of its surface paired with the actual depth of its meaning. The last two lines give me chills every time I read them. Views on any sort of artistic expression, whether it be written or otherwise, are purely subjective. Of course, what is the most meaningful piece of literature to one person may seem shallow and unimaginative to another. Because of this, it's really pretty pointless to argue over something as obscure as poetry. Onlooker More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Bereft, has received 14 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: Dec 20 2009, 1:47PM Poem of the Day: Aug 24 2000 Viewed 15211 times. Added on February 12th, 2009 at 1:11 AM.

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