A voice said, Look me in the stars
And tell me truly, men of earth,
If all the soul-and-body scars
Were not too much to pay for birth.
And tell me truly, men of earth,
If all the soul-and-body scars
Were not too much to pay for birth.

Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in the United States.
View profile & all 58 Poems / StoriesHe saw her from the bottom of the stairsBefore she saw him. She was starting down,
The city had withdrawn into itselfAnd left at last the country to the country;
"You ought to have seen what I saw on my wayTo the village, through Mortenson's pasture to-day:
Love at the lips was touchAs sweet as I could bear;
Love has earth to which she clingsWith hills and circling arms about