My first time reading Frost

                    So today in English class I acquainted myself with Robert Frost for the first time, not really, but today was the first time I actually properly understood two of his poems, and now I'm completely in love with him !

                   Our syllabus includes Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening but we also discussed The Road Not Taken (obviously !) and Fire and Ice. The road not taken seems like a very simple poem but once you delve into the depths of it you can find soooo many interpretations ! The theme  of the poem would be reaching a crossroad in your life and taking the risk by making the less common choice.
                 I liked Stopping by Woods more. It impacts you by putting across truths of life in a very simple but stark way. The woods, as interpreted by the class, set up an atmosphere of mystery and the unknown. All of us have long to be free and live carefree lives where we can do as we please but we are all constricted by social norms where we have chores to complete and promises to keep.  Most of us admire that kind of a lifestyle but can not afford to live it. Also, we have to keep on moving, completing our chores and duties of the day, and ultimately of our lives, suppressing these outburst of longing.
                The other meaning, the one that Frost intended to put forward, although simpler, made an even greater impact. The poet was returning home, upset due to certain reasons, when he came across this breathtaking sight. He stopped there to admire the woods and was so mesmerised by the beauty of nature that, although momentarily, he forgot all his problems. But he had his own social constrictions, promises to keep, chores to complete, he couldn't stand there all day so he had to continue with his journey back home, life had to go on.