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Robert Frost - The Soldier

He is that fallen lance that lies as hurled,
That lies unlifted now, come dew, come rust,
But still lies pointed as it ploughed the dust.
If we who sight along it round the world,
See nothing worthy to have been its mark,
It is because like men we look too near,
Forgetting that as fitted to the sphere,
Our missiles always make too short an arc.
They fall, they rip the grass, they intersect
The curve of earth, and striking, break their own;
They make us cringe for metal-point on stone.
But this we know, the obstacle that checked
And tripped the body, shot the spirit on
Further than target ever showed or shone.

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Poet: Robert Frost
Poem: The Soldier

Comment 16 of 16, added on November 18th, 2007 at 7:27 PM.

i have to memorize this poem for a language assignment.
i just want to say that actually UNDERSTANDING a little of what this poem says makes it easier to memorize.
i really like it, i'm glad i chose this one to recite.

kristin from United States
Comment 15 of 16, added on September 17th, 2007 at 7:23 AM.

didnt at all understand the poem ......

sachit from India
Comment 14 of 16, added on May 15th, 2007 at 3:24 PM.

omg i love thiss poem so much it really touches me in the heart. And also Ii really think that it will touch a lot of other peoples to.

ashley from United States

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