I love this poem.
I read one commentary that suggests that the narrator of the poem is Santa Claus. Sound ridiculous? Well, there is compelling evidence: the speaker knows whose property he is on; it is the darkest evening of the year; he is on a sleigh with bells; he has miles to go and promises to keep; the horse does not understand why they are stopping somewhere other than at a house.
An interesting idea. Probably not what Mr. Frost intended, but then that's the beauty of all literature: each reader finds something different in it.
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