Please comment on the meaning of "A Prayer in Spring" by Robert Frost.

This poem, like so many of Frost's poems, takes as its
subject the beauty of nature. The title, "A Prayer in Spring," points towards the way in
which this poem operates as a simple evocation of the beauty of God's creation in spring
and it expresses sincere thanks for the wonders that surround the speaker. This is
marked by the repetition of "Oh, give us pleasure..." as the speaker asks to be
satisfied with the natural wonders that surround him, rather than focusing on the
"uncertain harvest" of the future. Delight is taken in the immediate pleasures and
beauty of the blossom on the fruit trees, which are described as
being:

Like
nothing else by day, like ghosts by
night.

Note the way the
beauty of the blossom is emphasised by the description of them as being like nothing
else by day, and then comparing them to ghosts by night, which emphasise the whiteness
of the petals and their other-worldly beauty. Likewise, the "darting bird" is described
as:

The meteor
that thrusts in with needle bill,

And off a blossom in
mid-air stands still.

Such
images capture the beauty of springtime, and this is all described in the last stanza as
"love" which is "reserved for God above." Thus the poem acts as a poem of praise of the
beauty of God's creation and encourages us to enjoy the present rather than focusing on
the worries of the future.