Spring Pools

Spring Pools
by: Robert Frost

These pools that, though in forests, still reflect
The total sky almost without defect,
And like the flowers beside them, chill and shiver,
Will like the flowers beside them soon be gone,
And yet not out by any brook or river,
But up by roots to bring dark foliage on.

The trees that have it in their pent-up buds
To darken nature and be summer woods --
Let them think twice before they use their powers
To blot out and drink up and sweep away
These flowery waters and these watery flowers
From snow that melted only yesterday.

I chose this poem because I liked its imagery and word choice. The poem puts the reader in a very relaxed mood with the image of a pool reflecting the sky and flowers chilling and shivering beside them. The trees are depicted as the giants of the forest that darken the forest and blot out everything so that nature can be its true self. The rhyme scheme is also very interesting and helps the poem flow much better.

The word choice is very effective in this poem and that is another reason I liked it. Words like pool, forest, sky, flowers, and woods are all universal to nature and they put the reader at ease. These words contribute to the flow and rhyme scheme of the poem, and impact the imagery of the poem as well.