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Par Excellence

...for Robert Frost Simple words, and simply said, uttered with such grace, the poet's token; nature's fables for the heart and soul so eloquently spoken. For animals and flowers humanity and love are manifest, echoing through his verses, renderings of an art put to the test. He speaks of lives in union, shared joys and sorrows all to each their part; and of how to toil alone: "As all must be", he said within his heart, "whether they work together or apart;" of things macabre and ghostly, conceived to send a shiver up your spine; of toil and tribulation out in the pasture, 'mid scrub oak and pine. A man of simple living, his poems and their meaning shall attest; a lyricist par excellence, may songbirds serenade him at his rest.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008




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Date: 12/4/2008 5:12:00 PM
Keith , you have touched my heart. RF is the one who work got me started on all of "this". I relate so well to his love of nature and his style of writing..homey, philosophical and easy to understand. I think he would love a songbirds serenade. I think this is one of your finest. BG
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Date: 12/4/2008 4:19:00 PM
Robert Frost is one of my favorites, and you have captured his mild, philosophical, natural grace within this write. I loved its gentle feel. love, Kristin
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Date: 12/4/2008 12:03:00 PM
Interesting imagery conveys your thoughts in this poem. Nice tribute. I enjoyed it. Karen
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