Fire and Ice
Robert Frost, 1920
Robert Frost's short poem weighing whether the world will end in fire or in ice.
Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I’ve tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice,I think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would suffice.
Famous lines
- New Hampshire (1923), Fire and IceIn context
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.