Stopping by woods on a snowy evening..
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’s 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
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This poem by Robert Frost is one of my favourites. I have been found guilty of reciting this one many times behind closed doors of my room, standing in front of the mirror. Although I grew up in city my only solace was every summer I would end up in my nanu’s village…It never snows in south India…but the early morning walk through the woods….sitting on the steps of the nearest pond……the sun rising…the chirping of the birds…the first drops of dew on the grass….the tranquility was my equivalent to the snowy woods….Time and again I have gone into a trance…Thought Ill share this with you all….One more of my all time favorites will be coming up soon too…
a lovely poem.. I r”ber this was fav during my school days and slowly life made me forget all these little joys :).. Thanks for bringing em back!
let me add, what a beautiful picture too to go with the peom…
a wonderful poem, capturing the essence of life. you might know that jawaharlal nehru had these words framed and kept right beside his bed…
Robert Frost is my favourite too. I also like “Road not taken”, “Mending walls” and “Tuft of Flowers”. I have an anthology of his poems somewhere in my collection of old books. Will hunt it out now:-)
in high school, we were made to sketch or draw with this poem as a subject and i had fun with it. this is a nice poem for a post
all so so natural….made me imagine the beautiful nature that I am deprived of in Mumbai
took me back to my school days…this poem was to b produced as such in the exam paper…why is this poem so famous ? is it bcoz it has beautiful words or is it because it express the journey of all humans “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”
i think these words acts as a guidance and console to lot of people who enjoy the finer things but they take on the hectic life as it is ….”and miles to go b4 i sleep”
The poem is my favourite also. The description of the image of the dawn in ur village is really entrancing …
Yeah nice poem now when i read it voluntarily but when we had it in college it was a drag. I too have my favorite english poem which I will post some day.
beautiful .. i love this poem.
When u read those lines, u want to run into the peaceful village and be a part of the nature.
Mesmerising lines. The beauty of a classic is one never tires of it and that it appeals to all. Cheers!
You mean it looks familiar though its unknown,,,,,,wonderful
we take out time very often and launch ourselves into the unknown destinations like dharamsala, macleodgunj, kangra, dalhousie, rohtang, nainital, rudraprayag, jim corbett, manali, and quaint and queer places ,,,,banapura , hoshangabad, itarsi jungles chambal to name a few we do not use any travel agent and do as the romans do….., we resort to cheap mode of transport and choose our stay place only for sleep and rest for exploration,,, we and my half …obviously better one are adventurists so we enjoy….
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yup i used to love my village holidays when i was young … these days even those places have become towns
The last lines continue to mesemerize me even today….
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
Indeed, one of Robert Frost’’s best creations, I have come across….!!!
Great poem and a lovely start to my day. Thanks!
Yup, this has been inspiration for a lot of people… Great to share and make us recall again…
Have good time, (Rahul)
You know I had forgotten this poem long back. Learnt it probably only for the sake of some exam! It felt like I was reading it for the first time today…after a few reads I remembered the old school days when i had tried to learn it. My god how did I not realize how simple and beautiful it was.
Waiting…
Yes…I can imagine the early morning walk in India with the dewdrops on the grass and the birds chirping away. Paradise on earth hmm? Do share with us your next all time fav too..
this is one of my all time fav too.. but i never can do it.. i am a procrastinator by birth.. had tried so many times to change it, but with no luck.. we are mighty pleased with this post.. Frozen “Frozty” Sun and Robert Frosty
“The woods are dark, lovely and deep..and miles to go before I sleep”. The poem has profound depth.
Yes its a beautiful poem. It touches one’’s heart because of its sheer simplicity and inherent depth. And I can relate so much to those lines - we all can… Reminds us to stop awhile and look around us before we rush on again…
Niccccccccce as mah friend moe said….frost am sure is going shine as long as the sun is there….ahhhthe woods and the banks of Godavari…how I long for them!!!!
Keep writing!!!
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The beauty of the poem is that you feel you are in the woods and you can almost feel the soft kiss of the snowflakes as they fall on your cheeks, nose, and hear the gentle swoosh of the air on that snowy evening - oh my what a lovely poem - and this poem stays with you for ever and for ever and for ever -
No wonder they made him the National Poet of the US.
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ths ones a stellar, no doubt