A Pocket Book Of Robert Frost's Poems

My first reaction to A Pocket Book of Robert Frost's Poems was pure excitement. There was such a great variety of subjects in the book. He wrote a poem for just about every topic that one could imagine. Although there may be a lot of material, one can easily point out his central subject; humanity and nature. His poems project the voice of average people and their experiences in life. Many of his topics I could easily connect with my own life. Topics such as youthfulness, individualism, love, death, and so much more. One of the poems that I had the best connection with was the poem, “Birches”. This poem puts the ideas of realization and imagination into a single piece of poetry. The main idea of this poem is youth. The speaker of the poem is growing old and is reminiscing on his days of youth. He looks at the birch tree and imagines a young boy swinging on the branches. The speaker is imagining himself. He is coming to the realization that his days of youth are far behind him. He is realizing that the responsibilities and “considerations” of adulthood are filling up his mind. He wishes he could go back to the carefree childhood days when he didn’t have a care in the world. Where he could jump onto the trees and swing until his arms grew sore. Robert Frost is trying to reach out and connect with the thoughts
It is only a matter of time before people find out the truth behind our lies. It is only a matter of time before people find out our true colors. Robert Frost is telling his readers of this inevitability. This is why we cannot let the fear of rejection keep us from showing the world our true selves. Frost finishes his poem by writing, “So all who hide too well away must speak and tell us where they are” (Frost 155). Robert Frost is encouraging his readers to come out from the shadows. Inspiring the human race to take pride in their individuality and