Desert Places.

Robert Frost seems to always fascinate me with his figurative language, the imagery seems to float off the page and seemingly- in front of you.

The snow which primarily in the first stanza could symbolize a coldness that seems to be covering the entire plain, on the other side, snow is also something that is very pure and bright. In a poem named Desert Places, many would think of the arid and sunny desert, but in this situation Frost is using the desert as a forgotten arctic wasteland. This wasteland is torn up with his lonliness and sorrow, but he refuses to be frightened of the empty space he see's out in front of him because he knows that this is a place in his OWN mind.
A desert has been referred to as a place which may take a very long time to leave, therefore; he is having problems leaving the own loneliness of his mind.

I know this may sound cliche but the man is having a self reflection. Reflection seems to make the best story because that is when we entirely figure out (obviously) who we are, and where we're supposed to go. Someone else pursuing self reflection serves as a beginning point for others to look at themselves as well. We learn best from others, but uiltimately it is up to us to change our lives....