I'm not much of a favorites type of guy. When it comes to quotes and poems I love that one can find it's way into your life at just the right time. Today I was reminded of this poem:
1. The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost
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| | | TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, | | | And sorry I could not travel both | | | And be one traveler, long I stood | | | And looked down one as far as I could | | | To where it bent in the undergrowth; | 5 | | | | Then took the other, as just as fair, | | | And having perhaps the better claim, | | | Because it was grassy and wanted wear; | | | Though as for that the passing there | | | Had worn them really about the same, | 10 | | | | And both that morning equally lay | | | In leaves no step had trodden black. | | | Oh, I kept the first for another day! | | | Yet knowing how way leads on to way, | | | I doubted if I should ever come back. | 15 | | | | I shall be telling this with a sigh | | | Somewhere ages and ages hence: | | | Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— | | | I took the one less traveled by, | | | And that has made all the difference. | 20 | | | |
Do you have a favorite quote or poem? One that has helped you through a challenging time, or that provided inspiration when you needed it most?
3 comments:
"Believe in prayer and the power of prayer. Pray to the Lord with the expectation of answers." Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley. When Jeff was sick prayer was all I had. I clung onto that quote, it brought me such hope and comfort.
My all time favorite poem: http://www.web-books.com/Classics/Poetry/Yeats/Rose/Ballad.htm
This poem I've carried in my scriptures for the last 35 years. It doesn't apply as much to me today as it did in years past, but I still like the message. It's author is unknown to me, but it's called:
This Is a Home Where Children Live
You may not find things all in place,
Friend, when you enter here,
But, we're a home where children live,
We hold them very dear.
And you may find small fingerprints,
And smudges on the wall,
When the kids are gone, we'll clean them up,
Right now we're playing ball.
For there's one thing of which we're sure,
These children are on loan.
One day they're always underfoot,
Next thing you know, they're gone.
That's when we'll have a well-kept house,
When they're off on their own.
Right now, this is where children live,
A loved and lived-in home.
Perhaps you've heard this before, if so, the message is so good it definitely bears repeating.
Take Care,
Gail D.
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