Welcome, dear readers, to an exploration of one of Robert Frost’s most poignant and psychologically rich poems, “Home Burial.” This powerful work invites us to witness a deeply personal and heartbreaking moment between a husband and wife, revealing the complex landscape of grief and communication within a marriage. Let us begin by immersing ourselves in the poem itself.
Home Burial
He saw her from the bottom of the stairs
Before she saw him. She was starting down,
Looking back over her shoulder at the grave,
Fresh made and darkened by the recent rain.
As she descended, he accomplished a half turn,
But thought she might not like to speak to him.
He knew she would not find him standing there.
She paused a moment with her hand on the rail.
He waited for her to speak. He had thought the worst
Of it was over. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.
He had said the word, the only word he knew,
That would have brought her back. But she had not.
She had gone on a little farther down
The stairs, and then had turned and looked at him.
He had not moved. He had not even breathed.
He had not even thought. He had only stood
And watched her. She had come so far.