Carpe Diem, Robert Frost: Summary & Analysis
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In "Carpe Diem" by Robert Frost, the poet explores the timeless theme of seizing the present moment and the complexities of human perception and experience of time. Through the portrayal of two quiet children walking by at twilight and the speaker's reflection on their fleeting presence, Frost delves into the concept of living in the moment, cherishing the present, and pondering the balance between happiness and the awareness of its transience. Carpe Diem by Robert Frost Age saw two quiet children
Go loving by at twilight,
He knew not whether homeward,
Or outward from the village,
Or (chimes were ringing) churchward,
He waited, (they were strangers)
Till they were out of hearing
To bid them both be happy.
'Be happy, happy, happy,
And seize the day of pleasure.'
The age-long theme is Age's.
'Twas Age imposed on poems
Their gather-roses burden
To warn against the danger
That overtaken lovers
From being overflooded
With happiness should have it.
And yet not k…