Thursday, June 9, 2011

Robert Frost

I could give all to Time except - except
What I myself have held. But why declare
The things forbidden that while the Customs slept
I have crossed to Safety with? For I am There,
And what I would not part with I have kept.
- Robert Frost, from “I Could Give All to Time

1 comment:

jo said...

you've read crossing to safety, haven't you? love that book. and love that poem.