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Any one know what this Robert Frost poem is trying to say?
The Telephone
'When I was just as far as I could walk From here today, There was an hour All still When leaning with my head again a flower I heard you talk. Don't say I didn't, for I heard you say-- You spoke from that flower on the window sill- Do you remember what it was you said?' 'First tell me what it was you thought you heard.' 'Having found the flower and driven a bee away, I leaned on my head And holding by the stalk, I listened and I thought I caught the word-- What was it? Did you call me by my name? Or did you say-- Someone said "Come" -- I heard it as I bowed.' 'I may have thought as much, but not aloud.' "Well, so I came.'
I personally think that this poem is about the reconciliation of Frost and another, most probably with his wife after a dispute of some kind.
The physical distance created by the walk, i think , symbolizes how Frost has distanced himself from his wife emotionally. When he stops, and reaches a calm point, when the hour was 'all still' and free from anger, he was able to have 'driven a bee away'(push aside any feelings of resentment) and reconcile with his wife.
The fact that the poem is written as a conversation, with both sides arguing wether she called or not, to me, seems to reveal the pride that Frost, his wife and people in general tend to display when reflecting on an argument; neither party would admit they were wrong, or the first to try and make amends.
The poem even bears resemblance to the spontaneity of every-day speech in that there seems to be disjointed text and self-correction. This combined with other evidence suggested above is what lead me to believe that the poem is a reflection on an argument.
I hope my interpretation has been of use, though there is no right answer. I hope this answer has enabled you to better interpret the poem.
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