Fire and Ice

Some say the world will end in fire,

Some say in ice.

From what I’ve tasted of desire

I hold with those who favor fire.

But if it had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great

And would suffice.

Bibliographical info

Robert Frost, “Fire and Ice” from The Poetry of Robert Frost (Holt, Reinhart and Winston, 1966)

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