tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post8479183316181139795..comments2024-03-23T20:37:37.891-07:00Comments on First Known When Lost: "A Leaf Treader"Stephen Pentzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-19088912075463308502012-11-23T08:42:20.691-08:002012-11-23T08:42:20.691-08:00Bovey Belle: thank you for your thoughts on the po...Bovey Belle: thank you for your thoughts on the poems. I agree with you about "In Hardwood Groves": it is a fine example of Frost being direct and to the point -- but still with art, of course.<br /><br />As for the end of "A Leaf Treader," I see what you mean. However, as you might expect, Frost never did anything without intent -- and guile. Hence, any confusion you may feel is probably part of his plan. <br /><br />With respect to the final line (which does seem a bit odd to me), it may help to know that, when it was originally printed in The American Mercury magazine in 1935, it read: "Now up, my knee, to keep on top of another year of snow." However, Frost took the commas out when it was published in book form. So we have to assume that the effect was intended.<br /><br />Thank you for stopping by again.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-64417061891201838972012-11-23T06:43:56.683-08:002012-11-23T06:43:56.683-08:00The more I read of Robert Frost, the more I like. ...The more I read of Robert Frost, the more I like. The 2nd extract strikes me as a statement entirely without guile - almost childlike in its simplicity and I find myself thinking, why didn't I think of that!<br /><br />Being very much a novice to understanding poetry (indeed - a shade of the childlike in my simplicity!!), I find the syntax of the final lines in the first poem rather scrambled, or is that just me? As if he had run out of patience in the composition and short-changed us, the readers.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-88101689611316445322012-11-22T14:41:33.437-08:002012-11-22T14:41:33.437-08:00literarytaste: that is a fine way of putting it. ...literarytaste: that is a fine way of putting it. From his point of view, the joke is sometimes on us, isn't it? He wrote more than a few poems that can easily be interpreted in opposite fashions: "Neither Out Far Nor In Deep" and "The Road Not Taken" are two of the most obvious examples.<br /><br />As always, thanks for visiting and for your thoughts.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-41746313165568839032012-11-22T14:34:16.985-08:002012-11-22T14:34:16.985-08:00Mr Lynas: thank you very much for your kind words....Mr Lynas: thank you very much for your kind words. I'm happy that you found your way here.<br /><br />And thank you indeed for identifying the location of the paintings! I've often wondered where the gardens were located, and now I know -- thanks to you.<br /><br />Please stop by again.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-85003242731162108482012-11-22T10:54:43.348-08:002012-11-22T10:54:43.348-08:00Mischievous I would say. As if he is reminding us ...Mischievous I would say. As if he is reminding us that part of his gift is to remind us, the gift less, that there is nothing he cannot touch and transform. Almost an insult. Which throws a whole different light on the calling of the poet. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-24967495493110461122012-11-22T09:22:09.856-08:002012-11-22T09:22:09.856-08:00Hello, Mr. Pentz,
I've been following your blo...Hello, Mr. Pentz,<br />I've been following your blog for a few months now with increasing pleasure. I love particularly the balance between the poetry and the wonderful paintings mostly unknown to me. I am from Glasgow myself and still live there, and it is a delight for me to recognise the city in today's posts. Thank you so much - a joy!<br />Arthur LynasAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00936286980255291259noreply@blogger.com