Fire and Ice

by Robert Frost

Fire and Ice was published in Frost's Pulitzer prize winning collection, New Hampshire in 1923.

Moyan Brenn, Fire and Ice, Anzio, Italy, 2011

　　Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I've tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice,I think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would suffice. Fire and Ice was featured as The Short Story of the Day on Fri, Dec 31, 2021

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