Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

                                                                                       Robert Frost, USA (1874 – 1963) 
Summary in English 

In the poem, the speaker (poet) is going somewhere on horseback. The time is evening. As he arrives at the peaceful place where woods are covered by the snow, then he is delighted and attracted through the beauty of the nature. He looks at the woods wearing the nice dress i.e. snow. Then, he expresses his feeling that those villagers do not know the value of the beauty of nature. He imagines those woods that belong to a farmer of the village.
The second stanza is dedicated to horse activity. The horse is surprised because he is placed in the lonely jungle where there are no sheds. In addition, the horse feels that his master must have mistaken the way. Even horse might be asking his master sorry that he made a mistake. Then, the horse rings harness bell. It makes the speaker wake up and realize that time is already gone and he has already promised that he has to reach somewhere on time. As the speaker forgets all in the beauty of nature, at last he becomes conscious of his duty, too.
The speaker describes the beauty of the woods as "Lovely, dark, and deep" but reminds himself that he must not stay there for long time since he is busy and has a lot of duties and responsibilities. Man should not forget the duty of life just in the name of beauty. Anyway, happy and progressive life is a life combining both duty and beauty. According to speaker, life is a long journey, so, we have a lot of things to do before we die. If so, life remains meaningful and death is forgotten.