Snowbanks North of the House

This poem was very interesting. It described how a father looses his son and he seperates from his wife. The man goes through hardship and tries to find a way to get through.
One line I chose was, "And the father grieves for his son, and will not leave the room where the coffin stands." This is a very powerful line because it describes the relationship the man had with his son. He can't accept the fact that his kid has died and does not want to leave. It is a tough time the father is going through. Another line i chose was, he turns away from his wife, and she sleeps alone." I thought the line meant that the man left is wife and he tries to move on with his life.
I thought the tone of the poem was sorrow. The father has to see his kid die and he leaves his wife. The father has to deal with the sorrow that is going on in his life at the moment.