Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost

Stopping By Woods in a Snowy Evening 

The poem "Stopping by Woods in a Snowy Evening" has been written by "Robert Frost", a well known American poet, in 1922. His poetry focused on the theme of nature.  This poem talks about the relationship between life and death. 

The poet stands before a forest which looks lovely, dark and deep. The natural beauty compels him to stop there and watch the great scene of nature. The speaker wonders whose woods these belong to. Soon he realizes that the owner of these woods lives in a town of a nearby village.

The little horse thinks it strange to stop in the middle of the forest. The horse shakes his harness bell pretending to be impatience. The horse probably protesting that there might be some mistake in stopping there. The whole atmosphere was dark and gloomy with snow laden trees. There was no sound except the echo of the harness bell.

"In three words, we can sum up the life, i.e. it goes on..."

On this point, feelings and emotions are so high that poet was unable to move forward. The horse shakes his harness bell and realized him that he has some duties of practical life. So he suddenly realized that he has some promises to fulfill. 

Though the poet wants to stay there but his responsibilities recall him. In the end the poet presented a fine philosophy of life which proves that this poem is a symbolic masterpiece.

"A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom"

The main theme of the poem is that one should concentrate on fulfilling the promises and performing his duties without being distracted by the pleasures of life.