Gwendolyn Brooks:Of Robert Frost

There is a little lightning in his eyes.
Iron at the mouth.
His brows ride neither too far up nor down.

He is splendid. With a place to stand.

Some glowing in the common blood.
Some specialness within.

This poem is saying that Robert Frost was just an ordinary guy. There was nothing spectacular about him starting from the way his eyes look to the way his mouth was made. Even the way his eyebrows formed, being that they were not too far up or too far down on his face. Even though there was nothing original about him, he was stated to be a very superb person that held a huge place in the community or world. The fact that he had some glowing in the common blood and some specialness within lets me know that a person does not have to look a certain way in life to be special or have a special place in the world. There could be things that they are doing around us that makes them stand out as a person and making a mark that will be around for a very long time. It sorta makes me think about how we can judge a book by its cover and miss out on a lot of things and people around us that we take for granted. You don’t have to look the part to be an individual that makes a mark in this world.