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Very true - there was mutual respect on both sides; rather than trespassers, they were called friends and neighbors.
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Very true - there was mutual respect on both sides; rather than trespassers, they were called friends and neighbors. It's one of those "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" situations. I'm guessing landowners starting getting pissy when they felt violated.
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I thought somewhere in it it said, "Follow the road, till it comes to a Y, take it."
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ESPECIALLY THE SNIPERS!
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A couple Frost poems they did NOT have us read in highschool.
Out, Out
The Last Red
Look them up
Poetry of good old hard working americans.
And I am old enough to not have as many miles to go.
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Obviously the poem is beyond the understanding of some shallow thinkers
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Obviously the poem is beyond the understanding of some shallow thinkers Phyllus in, Einstein. 
Ecc 10:2
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
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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. Wherever he was going, it appears that he was trespassing. Must have been a well seasoned Pennsylvania hunter.
Enjoy the hunt while it lasts!
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He was contemplating death. That's all.
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Life can be summed up as a tension between romance and finance. He is justifying to himself, as we all do, his momentary surrender to romance.
Funny how we never feel it neccesary when we choose finance over romance.
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"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." - Robert Frost I think he probably meant it, too. 
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he and his horse, and carriage were perfectly legit to be sitting there in a snowstorm. it was a legal by-way/highway. he was well within his rights to slow down, stop and observe before progressing one single, solitary step forward.
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Yeah, but he was looking into private property, which is probably an offense.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
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Yeah, but he was looking into private property, which is probably an offense. yes, for nearly certain it is now; but, was it then? we use to share space in our rural community no matter how much acreage each freelander, farmer, landowner claimed & paid taxes on. not any more. the landlines and therefore the fence lines have become sacred. but, back in those days, the "roads" had not yet been taken over (usurped?) by organized gov't. yes?
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Life can be summed up as a tension between romance and finance. He is justifying to himself, as we all do, his momentary surrender to romance.
Funny how we never feel it neccesary when we choose finance over romance. Almost my new signature!
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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Life can be summed up as a tension between romance and finance. He is justifying to himself, as we all do, his momentary surrender to romance.
Funny how we never feel it neccesary when we choose finance over romance. almost mine as well. but there's a competing alternative view: greed versus fear. that part is alive & well, and rings loud. but i like the choice of finance versus romance better. why can't we have both to some degree?
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He was lost and his horse thought he was queer. Nailed it.
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Whose woods are these?
I think I know,
His house is in the suburbs, though.
He will not catch me stopping here
To cut his fence and poach his deer.
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A man enjoying the quietness and beauty of God's nature!
City folks don't know about it!! This^^^^^^^^^^
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what did he imagine to do ?
1- going home
2- ambush the red coats
3- go on a hunt
4- rob a bank
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 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.
what comes to your mind ?
P. This was most of rural America 80 years ago. He wasn't "going" anywhere. He stopped to admire God's world. He realized how fortunate he was to experience the moments he had, right then. The quietness of a snowfall, the relationship to his horse, and his need to move on. Frost was the guy that said "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors". Frost was a good man.
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He stopped to admire God's world. He realized how fortunate he was to experience the moments he had, right then. The quietness of a snowfall, the relationship to his horse, and his need to move on. Frost was the guy that said "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors". Frost was a good man. Good of you to say so. Cheers, friend!
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