美坛活动【Poem Reading Tuesday】Snow by Frederick Seidel

Snow 
by Frederick Seidel

Snow is what it does.
It falls and it stays and it goes.
It melts and it is here somewhere.
We all will get there.

Source: Poetry (September 2012)

About the author
Frederick Seidel | Poetry Foundation

Six Ways to Look at Snow Through Poetry
Six Ways to Look at Snow Through Poetry - Read Poetry

【活动说明】
欣赏了诗歌之后，欢迎大家在跟帖里对诗歌进行点评，分享读后感。本活动主要是为大家提供一个阅读英文诗歌的窗口，以赏诗为主，不要求写诗。如果大家偶尔灵感闪现，有感而发地想要写写诗的话，大家可以尝试用相同的或者相关的诗歌标题，写出不一样的英文诗，在赏诗写诗的过程中自娱自乐。写出来的英文诗如果愿意分享的话，欢迎以主帖或者跟帖的方式分享。谢谢大家的关注和支持！

Let's get some learning from the fun and get some fun from the learning!

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所有跟帖： 

• Good morning everyone, Happy Tuesday! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 07:26:09

• 美坛活动【Poem Reading Tuesday】kicks off today! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 07:26:36

• 谢谢小西！ -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 07:30:18

• 谢谢盈盈的鼓励和支持！ -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 07:39:20

• 欢迎大家在跟帖里对诗歌进行点评，分享读后感。 -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 07:27:11

• 【Poem Reading Tuesday】kicks off today! Yayyyyyyy. ：）） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (167 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 07:29:58

• Thank you for sharing Frederick Seidel‘ poem. It’s wonderful -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 07:31:10

• Simple and easy to understand, yet poetic. -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 07:34:49

• The last sentence is the finishing touch. -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 07:35:36

• That's the heart of the poem. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 07:43:56

• Snow is a symbol of a human life. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 08:26:14

• Hi, 小西！I'm not a poetry person but I think it's a good pick. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 07:48:05

• Thanks for keeping the poetic fire alive. Poetry is hearth -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 07:52:06

• and hearth is home. Be back at lunch break. Stay wonderful! -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 07:52:52

• "Poetry is hearth and hearth is home", your comment -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 08:03:50

• is poetry, warm and beautiful! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 08:04:15

• Isn't poetry an eternal flame? -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 09:56:03

• Isn't poetry the light of life? Thank you, 小西！ -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 09:58:05

• Yes! Yes! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 11:30:54

• Poetry is hearth and hearth is home! well said. -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 08:32:25

• Thanks, 盈盈！ -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 10:00:50

• Thank you, 秋兰！I pick it because it's a good one -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 07:54:27

• for the season. Let it snow :) -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 07:55:06

• Terrific. Congratulations! -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 10:00:07

• Thank you, 秋兰！It looks like Snow brings more Snow here :) -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 11:29:52

• owe an apology to you, i meant "read" -颤音- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 12:29:04

• 谢谢小西分享。I just modified it (see below) for fun ;) -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 08:17:17

• Rain is what it does. It falls and it runs and it goes. -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 08:17:58

• It soaks and it is here somewhere. We all will get there. -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 08:18:33

• Hahaha, that's a fun and clever write. 谢谢西岛分享！ -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 08:27:51

• Haha. Rainy, and we will be there.跟一首tobymac -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (214 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 08:30:12

• Wow, a good one, with thunder and lightening, plus FIRE. -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 08:45:55

• "You are not alone We've all been there" Good share, thanks! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 08:52:49

• Good event, follow 小西 learn English poem! -moonlight7- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 08:29:25

• You’re very welcome to join us.：） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 08:37:05

• 谢谢盈版！ -moonlight7- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 10:20:47

• Thank you, new friend, 欢迎！Your name is poetic and beautiful! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 08:41:34

• thanks！ -moonlight7- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 10:19:22

• Help: Not sure how to understand last sentence? -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 08:53:03

• 主帖里面的第二个链接有关于该诗的解读，也放在这里，见里面： -CBA7- ♀ (398 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 08:59:05

• 我的（瞎）理解是人死了以后也会和雪一样，“入土为安”？ -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 09:30:00

• 诗歌的内涵详见下面ChatGPT的分析。 -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 09:32:51

• Thanks for helping -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 20:56:59

• Nice！AABB韵，5，8，8，5，字节。如果有自己写的诗是不是可以开主帖？ -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 09:03:07

• Yes, of course! 谢谢灵灵雅临赏读点评。 -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 09:10:15

• Buddha might've said the same. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 09:09:50

• Hahaha, you got it! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 09:14:19

• ChatGPT 的诗歌分析，供大家参考，见里面： -CBA7- ♀ (2294 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 09:13:46

• 觉得艺术品的美妙在于人人都可以根据自己的背景和感受各有自见。所以觉得ChatGPT只是代表它的意见。是吧？my 2c -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 09:42:15

• Yes! Actually ChatGPT mentioned the ambiguity of this poem. -CBA7- ♀ (49 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 09:56:48

• 详见里面： -CBA7- ♀ (379 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 10:00:16

• W‘ll get there:We will melt like snow? Present here,absent -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 09:29:17

• absent there? -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 09:29:42

• 谢谢冬夏临帖点评。诗歌的内涵请参考ChatGPT的分析，详见里面： -CBA7- ♀ (2294 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 09:31:31

• 诗歌欣赏了，也学习了。多谢节目主持人小西诗人的拣选，让我学习到这种短小精干，意味深长的英文小诗歌。非常赞！！！ -万湖小舟- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 10:47:05

• 点评到位。欢迎来美坛玩。问好。 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 11:03:05

• 哈哈哈，谢谢老朋友小舟大驾光临点评鼓励！小舟过奖了，我只不过是为人民服务的服务员而已 ：） -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 11:17:37

• 小西，Wonderful idea! This piece is concise yet meaningful! -甜虫虫- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 11:01:36

• 谢谢虫虫雅临点评鼓励！I'm glad you like it. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 11:19:24

• goes and does, rhyme to eyes only, gpt reads between the lin -颤音- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 12:31:28

• 谢谢颤音诗人雅临鼓励和分享。 -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 20:36:51

• 这首诗小西挑得好，短小精悍，耐读，只用简单的词和表达，但写出了复杂的意思。 -godog- ♂ (376 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 12:57:00

• what it does琢磨一下才觉出其实涵义丰富，谢谢分享！ -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 18:30:59

• 同感，does用得非常妙！谢谢Go兄读诗点评鼓励。 -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 20:23:03

• 和一首：footprints on snow:) -忒忒绿- ♂ (463 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 15:02:00

• 谢小西和盈盈开发这个栏目，棒棒哒，赞：） -忒忒绿- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 15:13:00

• Footprints printed on snow， NICE! 这小诗可以发主贴的。：） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 17:03:07

• 好诗！谢谢忒绿诗人的鼓励和支持！ -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 20:26:58

• Poetry rules.Thank you, 小西！ -蓝灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 16:54:30

• Thank you, blue spirit! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 20:28:11

• 我模仿了一首，阳春白雪的请闪过，我这首比较的俗哈。 -康赛欧- ♀ (1320 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 18:15:38

• 接地气。诗中的动词用得好。：）） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 18:29:20

• 谢谢！好玩儿 -康赛欧- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 21:05:41

• 哈哈哈，阳春白雪的也要有钱才能吃饭，不能饿着肚子写诗啊。康康有灵气，赞！ -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 20:33:38

• 谢谢！一想到钱，灵感就上来了，呵呵。。。 -康赛欧- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/23/2024 postreply 21:06:47