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Posted on 07/12/2005 8:11:36 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
New verse:
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Upon the hearth the fire is red, |
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Still round the corner there may wait |
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*sniff* I love that poem.
I grew up in Robert Frost territory. His poems are about people and places and things I can relate to.
You know the produce section really is a meat market...
I dared to disagree with the teacher. He thought the last line was full of regret. Phooey.
According to the Evil Overlord's List, anyone who has Global Domination should not have offspring. They're always plotting against you or falling for the Hero.
He probably was one of the ones who thought "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" was about suicide too, right?
I guess we can't know for sure what the poet thought...but that was an interpretation I didn't hear until recently.
I still don't know what I really want. But I think it includes fame, fortune, and a beach house in Hawaii.
Is that the one that says "Stopped into a church, I passed along the way....???"
What?
Oh...nevermind...
I don't really recall - probably because I didn't get kicked out of class over it.
All I know was that I was supposed to be rich and thin by now, but I have to settle for just being devastatingly handsome...
Reminds me of one of my favorite Lewis Grizzard jokes. "You know why Junior Leaguers don't like with group sex? All those Thank You notes!"
Sorry.
I wouldn't call it regret, but there is an element of wondering what was down the other road. After all, it is titled "The Road Not Taken." But he is satisfied with his choice.
I don't want fame. Don't want fortune. Wouldn't mind visiting Hawaii, but I wouldn't want to live there...it'd make it less meaningful, I think.
I wouldn't mind having something published eventually. And it'd be nice to always have a decent place to live and enough expendible income for the occasional treat. That's my dream. That and a place with room for dogs and chickens and a garden. ;-) 2J has the right idea, I'm thinkin'.
I wish I had a "cult thing" in my past. It really sounds very exciting. ;~D
"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is my favorite. I think I've recited it for my wife on occassion.
No chickens. Garden and dogs, yes. The fortune is negotiable, I figger someone like me can't help it if I become world famous.
Beach home in Australia, then?
Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers :~D
~sniff~
Well, we can't have it all...
Sigh. I get to wait another half hour for the privelege of spending the rest of the afternoon hauling boxes. They know my schedule by now... oh well. Hopefully I can move my usual Wednesday chat-with-friend to Thursday.
*sigh*
I love winter evening walks. And that poem brings back memories. People can put a dark spin on it if they want, but for me, it's just about savoring the beauty of a snowy night.
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