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  Dust of Snow ‘Dust of Snow’ is a beautiful short poem written by Robert Frost. This poem tells us the importance of simple moment. It contains a large significance. The poet has mentioned crow and hemlock tree in this poem. The poet was in depressed and sorrowful mood. A crow was sitting on a hemlock tree which is a poisonous tree. The crow shook the tree and dust of snow falls on the poet. It changed the poet's mood and he saved part of his day. Summary: Dust of Snow  The poem is set on a cold, snowy day. The poet, Robert Frost, is in a very sad, hopeless, and depressed mood. He mentions a Crow and a Hemlock tree . In literature, both are usually seen as negative symbols (a crow is often associated with bad luck, and a hemlock tree is poisonous).  While the poet is standing under the tree, a crow shakes the branch. This action causes fine particles of snow (the "dust of snow") to fall on the poet.  This sudden, tiny natural event instantly changes the poet’s inte...

  A Photograph by Shirley Toulson               The poetess looks at the cardboard on which there is a childhood photograph of her mother. In the photograph her mother had gone for a sea holiday with two her cousins Betty and Dolly for paddling. Their uncle took a photograph of them. Both the cousins were holding the hands of her mother who was the eldest among the girls. This was before the poetess was born. Her mother would look at the photograph after about twenty to thirty years and laugh nostalagically. Now for the poetess, her mother’s laughter and her sea holiday is a thing of the past. Because her mother died about 12 years ago. The silence of the photograph silences the poetess. She experiences great loss. कवयित्री उस गत्ते (कार्डबोर्ड) को देखती है, जिस पर उसकी माँ के बचपन की एक तस्वीर लगी हुई है। उस तस्वीर में उसकी माँ अपने दो चचेरी बहनों, बेट्टी और डॉली के साथ समुद्र किनारे छुट्टियाँ मनाने गई हुई थी और वे पानी में खेल रही थीं। उनके मामा...