Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
This poem uses a strong image of a winter scene to explain the feeling of wonder that nature causes. The narrator is just a traveler on a lonely road, who becomes mystified by the sight of the falling snow. He was merely content to wait and “watch his woods fill up with snow.” He actually waited for so long that his horse began to shake its harness bells, because it thought its owner was lost. The importance of this delay is that he openly acknowledges that he has “promises to keep” and miles to go before he can find a bed. These demands of society are nothing in the face of nature’s beauty.