"Mending Wall" by Robert Frost (poetry)

The poet's thoughts while working with his neighbour to mend the dry stone wall between their land. It's unlikely that Frost intended any deeper meaning, but you can read a social message into it if you like.

Terse Verse:
Never leave your walls unmended,
for the neighbours get offended.
Build em six feet high and stout,
its best to keep the bastards out.
...Steph#2 (I only know the nick)

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[pingguo2]

Did it skip a line? "There where it is we do not need the wall:"

[SpokenVerse]

@pingguo2 Interesting. It's not in the Bartleby version that I copied - but it is in some versions. Try googling the previous line "One on a side. It comes to little more"

[pingguo2]

@SpokenVerse Are you the reader of this video?

[SpokenVerse]

@pingguo2 Yes I read everything in this SpokenVerse channel. I hope you'll listen to a few more.

[Tubetopfan1]

While I thank the uploader for this poem, I respectfully disagree with the position that this poem had no deeper meaning or social undertones. The whole poem is allegorical and addresses human relationships so much more than merely providing a descripton of stones sitting upon a property line. Walls (boundaries) are necessary but can also prevent greater understanding between people. Allegorically, Frost seems to be sitting on the fence regarding the necessity of walls.

[SpokenVerse]

@Tubetopfan1 Or, perhaps. we see things the way we are rather than the way they are.

[thisux7x7]

By todays standards of writing it's not really that great of a job, Most of the time: "We give to much greatness, undeserved, for whence I ponder, yet allured.

In moments taken lght and fair, I fight and figit in my chair.

No still to slumber cankle brained, alarmed but wearied clasped and chained

I'll eat an apple in distress, and thank the world for hopelessness.

Okay it;s not genious, but I just wrote it on the spot, the eyes have the interpretation, the writ is not even a labor

[John27346]

I like this poem as taken literally.

[weeyin1155]

Thank you for an excellent video upload and thanks to mary who kindly shared. ♥

[clazza01]

your voice is lush xx