Frost, Nature and the Human Spirit
A pristine emerald pasture sits gently nestled in a high valley between the jagged snow covered mountains which dutifully stand guard over it. Overhead, the aqua-blue sky sheds beams of warm, golden sunlight as light wispy clouds gently float by. A gentle breeze wafts through the valley, carrying with it the sweet smell of lilac, honeysuckle and the fresh, sharp scent of pine trees. The high pitched screech of lone hawk riding the wind in search of prey can be heard in the distance. A babbling brook trickles and bubbles nearby as an elderly gentleman sits comfortably on a fallen birch tree looking out at the scene. The man sits like a statue, never moving, lost in some sort of dream induced paralysis. The man is drinking in the splendor in order to quench his never-ending thirst for nature. He realizes that life can be no better than at that precise moment. The scene is purely fictional, but one could very well imagine Robert Frost being this gentleman, at one with nature, contemplating life and the human spirit. Was Robert Frost a lover of nature? This question has been one that has been argued for many years. Many critics like James Cox, argue that Frost actually “hated nature and that he has just been misunderstood
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Approximate Word count = 1615
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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