To Earthward

Love at the lips was touch
As sweet as I could bear;
And once that seemed too much;
I lived on air

That crossed me from sweet things,
The flow of - was it musk
From hidden grapevine springs
Down hill at dusk?

I had the swirl and ache
From sprays of honeysuckle
That when they're gathered shake
Dew on the knuckle.

I craved strong sweets, but those
Seemed strong when I was young;
The petal of the rose
It was that stung.

Now no joy but lacks salt
That is not dashed with pain
And weariness and fault;
I crave the stain

Of tears, the aftermark
Of almost too much love,
The sweet of bitter bark
And burning clove.

When stiff and sore and scarred
I take away my hand
From leaning on it hard
In grass and sand,

The hurt is not enough:
I long for weight and strength
To feel the earth as rough
To all my length.

Robert Frost

Reader Comments

Last night was one o

Name: Piya

2015-11-30

Last night was one of the worst drives I have expcrieneed in some time. I had a meeting to attend near Norwich, CT (about a 45 min drive normally from my office in Manchester). Took 2.5 hours after navigating around closed roads, having to turn around a few times to bypass steeper stretches of road that were strewn with cars and couldn't get up the hills. When I was actually moving, traffic was crawling at 10-15 mph. Everyone was very much caught off guard by the amt of snow and the timing of the storm during the afternoon rush hour. There was a lot of black ice that began forming under the snow as it got dark/colder and plows were having trouble getting through since there were so many cars on the road. Plus, the first snow of the season always catches people by surprise. Quite a mess. Lots of school delays and cancellations this AM, though thankfully the roads are now in MUCH better shape!We had a widespread 4-10 snowfall here. I had 5 at my house, there is 8 at my office in Manchester (east of Hartford). Northern New Haven County had the jackpot with most locations receiving 10-12 . One TV met here this AM admitted that he totally blew the forecast and was very apologetic that he let a lot of people down . I don't envy the meterologists today!