In the poem "Birches" by Robert Frost the means by which Frost temporarily escaped from reality as a child was by climbing and swinging on birch trees. I think it would be difficult for anyone to make it through any week if they didn't have a way to temporarily escape the complications and problems of daily life. This being said I would have to say that In a way I am a "swinger of birches", and the method I use to escape to my own little world is going to the gym and working out.
Just as Robert Frost used climbing birch trees as a a child to escape to his own world, I use working out to do the same. Going to the gym allows me to collect my thoughts, and not be bothered by anyone else. When Frost says "I'd like to get away from earth a while and then come back to it and begin over" I think he means when he escapes (climbing birch trees) he forgets about all his problems and hopes that when he finishes any problems that he did have before will be diminished or eliminated. When I go to the gym I feel the same way, I don't think about anything bad that is occuring and when I finally finish and leave I feel relieved and optimistic about everything. The mood set by Frost saying this is depressing at first, but you feel a sense of optimism as well because he is trying make the best of his situation and trying to have fun.
Whether it is climbing a tree, listening to music, or going to the gym; it seems impossible to get through life without having some way to escape to your own world. Unlike Frost climbing trees, I will be able to go to the gym to temperarily escape for many years to come.