Fire and Ice
Robert Frost
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To know that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
Robert Frost (1874-1963) was an American poet who was known for his deft examinations of the human condition, at the point of intersection between the metaphysical and the tangible. Having received four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry — and to this date, remaining the only poet to do so — he is one of the most revered giants of American poetry.
