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...------------------------------ Comment 4 of 27, added on August 24th, 2004 at 12:35 PM. stopping by the woods is one of the best poem`ever, people that really like to read poems can relate to miles to go before i sleep!! barbara moore -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment 5 of 27, added on August 25th, 2004 at 12:39 AM. As I ponder the meaning of this poem, I am grateful for the simple pleasures of life including moments of serious, serene, spiritual, reflection like this one described by Frost. I am grateful to have many more miles to travel although at times it may seem drudgery. The person, that I would like to call a friend, although I only met him once in passing, that introduced me to this poem, died last month after enduring many years of illness. Their were no regrets in his life that he voiced. In April of this year he gave his last sermon of many that I heard and he referenced this poem. He spoke with the wisdom expressed after traveling the many miles before he slept. So, I would just like to express my gratitude for this poem and the God given inspiration that stirred it in Robert Frost's soul. May we all travel the many miles we have been given with joy for the journey as my friend Neal A. Maxwell expressed by a life well lived and many miles well traveled. He was truly an apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ as he testified to so many. I will miss his example of well living through right thinking. David S. Peterson David -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment 6 of 27, added on September 2nd, 2004 at 12:21 PM. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening is the first Robert Frost poem I ever read. It was introduced to me by a wonderful English literature teacher who so obviously loved the poet and the poem. As I have learned more about Frost and his poetry my admiration and respect for him has grown, but Stopping by Woods has remained my favourite. The unusual AABA rhyme scheme is symbolic of moving forward, yet taking pieces of the past with us. Moving on is important, but we need to continually look back so we can assess our progress. Of course, in the last stanza, the AAAA pattern is in keeping with the theme of death, where there is no looking back. David's comments about Neal A. Maxwell are so poignant. I too am grateful for the example of a life well-lived and for these two wonderfully inspired men; one a poet, the other a prophet. And I am also grateful for the knowledge that the world is still full of equally inspired men, from whom we can learn, if we only take the time to stop and listen. Chris -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment 7 of 27, added on September 7th, 2004 at 1:12 PM. What can I say? R. Frost was such a master of his craft. Brevity is the soul of wit, and while so many writers try to word-ily essay on human existence, Frost gets it right on the money in 16 short lines. I think ...