Wednesday, April 16, 2008

And Miles To Go Before I Sleep...

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

... Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening, Robert Frost

3 comments:

dew embun said...

This together with 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost have caused me intense restlessness and constant questioning of my own conscience.
I especially love the imageries of travelling, paths, choices...

TheHoopoe said...

This is Robert Frost's personal favourite poem written in a mere few minutes.

Pure genius!

dew embun said...

Ah..automatic writing. :)