Neither Out Far Or In Deep

Robert Frost
Neither Out Far Or In Deep
  • The people along the sand All turn and look one way. They turn their back on the land. They look at the sea all day.

  • As long as it takes to pass A ship keeps raising its hull; The wetter ground like glass Reflects a standing gull

  • The land may vary more; But wherever the truth may be- The water comes ashore, And the people look at the sea.

  • They cannot look out far. They cannot look in deep. But when was that ever a bar To any watch they keep?

Source: A Further Range (Henry Holt, 1936)

© 1936 Robert Frost

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