Dust of Snow
A poem by Robert Frost...
Dust of Snow
Poem
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.
Notes
This little poem by Robert Frost is interesting on its own. But when you consider that crows are a symbol of death and that hemlock is poison it takes on a deeper meaning. Perhaps a little unpleasantness in the day isn't so bad when you keep things in the perspective of your whole entire life.
This poem can be found in "Star-points: Songs of Joy, Faith, and Promise from the Present-day Poets" (1921), edited by Mrs. Waldo Richards.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Image by Ohara Koson (1877-1945).
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