[JustAmy]

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.

~~~~ Robert Frost ~~~~

[JustAmy]

God has not promised skies always blue,
flower-strewn pathways all our lives through;
God has not promised sun without rain,
joy without sorrow, peace without pain.
But God has promised strength for the day,
rest for the labor, light for the way,
Grace for the trials, help from above,
unfailing sympathy, undying love.

~~~~ Annie Johnson Flint ~~~~

[Fawnn]

You might enjoy reading If Jack London Had Edited Robert Frost, a humorous look at perhaps how Jack London would have edited Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening.

[Pippin]

GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Happy Monday, everyone. Good to see you all.

For Music

There be none of Beauty's daughters
With a magic like thee;
And like music on the waters
Is thy sweet voice to me:
When, as if its sound were causing
The charmèd ocean's pausing,
The waves lie still and gleaming,
And the lull'd winds seem dreaming:

And the midnight moon is weaving
Her bright chain o'er the deep;
Whose breast is gently heaving,
As an infant's asleep:
So the spirit bows before thee,
To listen and adore thee;
With a full but soft emotion,
Like the swell of Summer's ocean.

-- Lord Byron

[Jen]

Hello FRiends! Here's a poem to honor our troops written by 7th grader Sarah Jackson from Rising Starr Middle School in Fayette County, Ga. that was published in the local newspaper.

Keeping the Faith

by Sarah Jackson, 7th grader

Through dirt, ashes, flame and sweat
You are the ones we will never forget
Risking your future to preserve our ways
We won't forget for the rest of our days
Through these times of tears and pain
We'll make it through the heat and rain
By Keeping the Faith
You can see the hope and trust in their eyes
Through love and tears that we will cry
We wish that you could come back home
And we pray that you are not alone
By working hard to be the best
You are better than the rest
And you will make it sound and safe
As long as we all Keep the Faith