Robert Frost on Snow
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“The Hyla breed That shouted in the mist a month ago, Like ghost of sleigh-bells in a ghost of snow.”
“But he sent her Good-by, And said to be good, And wear her red hood, And look for skunk tracks In the snow with an ax — And do everything!”
“The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock treeHas given my heart A change of mood And saved some part Of a day I had rued.”
“Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow.”
“If, as they say, some dust thrown in my eyes Will keep my talk from getting overwise, I'm not the one for putting off the proof. Let it be overwhelming, off a roof And round a corner, blizzard snow for dust, And blind me to a standstill if it must.”