'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening' - Robert Frost (Powerful Life Poetry)

Read by Shane Morris.
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Written by Robert Frost, 1922.
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A short poem told from the perspective of a traveller who stops to watch the snow fall, and, in doing so, reflects on the conflict between man and nature and the wishes and obligations we face in our lives.

[@evanpatten4101]

My 6th grade teacher loved Robert Frost and used to quote his poems periodically in class. This makes me think of him. He was a good man and treated me fair but stern. I was a child of poverty and I got the feeling he was trying to guide me as all good teachers do. He will forever be in my memory. Thank you Mr Gordon of Lee Middle School.

[@rosalynfairfoot4011]

Sheila Wollen - A great teacher who guided me. Rest in peace.

[@Telephonebill51]

If it is not too late, you should visit him. He would likely be delighted to see you.

[@evanpatten4101]

@@Telephonebill51 I've thought about looking him up, seeing if I could find him. Coincidentally I also had his wife as my 5th grade teacher.

[@lindamaturan2134]

I love this poem

[@DudeDave]

My high school shop teacher loved this one. He was full of poetry, old Mr Lockley...

[@WordsOnMusic]

Robert Frost is pure inspiration and wise simplicity: "In three words I can summarize everything I have learned about life: it goes on”

[@Plknarayan]

Life goes on. That's the sad part about it :\

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

whoever does not know him is his loss...

[@arturonocete3588]

I owe it to my English teacher for educating me about R. Frost!

[@elielben-dan1597]

Memorize poems and you’ll never be without a room full of old friends.

[@SovereignStatesman]

Do you mean the poems?

[@elielben-dan1597]

@@SovereignStatesman Any poems that you love or that leave trails of gold in your soul.

[@Tiffanysmith339]

Poetry saved my life.

[@davestelling]

So true!

[@sallyskellington3024]

Or a topic to bring up when needed.

[@QuietlyMagnetic]

“The best way out is always through.” ― Robert Frost This was beautiful, thanks for sharing this joy.

[@thesattva.m]

Can you please explain it my friend?

[@QuietlyMagnetic]

@@thesattva.m There are numerous interpretations of this. I interpret it as when faced with adversity or obstacles, to truly deal with them you must face them, acknowledge them and break through them. This is harder than trying to avoid them or go around them. Whilst these options may be easier in the short term, in the long run the things you are running from will catch up to you. Therefore, the only way to escape these things, to move past them is directly through. Tackling them and ultimately the things that stand in the way become the way.

[@thesattva.m]

@@QuietlyMagnetic thank you bro 👌🏻

[@charliewest1221]

@@thesattva.m It is, in one sense, about desire and reality. The weary traveller yearns for rest from his arduous journey. He cannot, however, afford this luxury of rest because in reality, he has to fulfil the pressing commitments that he has made ('promises to keep'). So too, on life's long and winding road: we have to often sacrifice our desires in order to fulfil the promises we make. Some readers also interpret this poem as the implied expression of the speaker's death wish - as an escape from the struggles of life. Very interesting.

[@calvindevries]

The Marines have a similar saying I believe "the only way is forward".

[@alishahaziz2805]

"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"

[@sehri8170]

The Nosleeppodcast did a story that included those lines, and I was so moved that I decided poetry was something I'd very much like to understand

[@chumil9426]

Did you know what he's trying to say?

[@hvildan]

@@chumil9426 hi, i think that in this part of the poem, it describes the peaceful side of death and suicidal thoughts; accordingly, in the last continent, he gave up the idea of ​​suicide on the grounds that he still had work to be done.. maybe..

[@anexartitically4478]

I am a retired English professor.Although many have misinterpreted this poem as being about suicide, it is NOT, said Robert Frost in an interview I saw years ago. He was angry at such a reading, emphasizing had it been about suicide he would have written the last line once, but he wrote it twice to affirm the narrators intention to live. @@hvildan

[@rmoz2729]

@@chumil9426Four of the most perfect lines ever written. Along with Shakespeare’s Hamlet pontificating with his To Be Or Not To Be, this is a perfect rumination on life and death, the pursuit of meaning vs the desire for oblivion That moment of perceived bliss is broken by the moment of reality, we’ve miles to go…repeat the line…live your life.

[@greengrassofhome]

Randomly clicked on this short poem and I have tears running down my face in less than two minutes. Just when you are in despair and want to give up, this hits like a tonne of bricks. The lure of dark, deep woods is so strong, but "I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep". Wow, exactly! But please wait for me, woods. I promise I'll be back!

[@amapparatistkwabena]

One of my absolute favorites from the incomparable Robert Frost.

[@pmesage]

I never sit in a dark room, but tonight I had such confidence in it, and then I opened my laptop to find this poem at the top of my feed. So grateful. Robert Frost Born 100 years before me.

[@preethasb7441]

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[@brockpernod3436]

I hope you made it out of the dark room friend. I’m sitting in mine. Hope you are well

[@altafvdd7140]

A masterpiece " 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"

[@peggyfranzen6159]

You should read " Birches"- another Robert Frost poem. 🎄🍁

[@vidyeshwarprasad6895]

"And miles to go before I sleep And miles to go before I sleep" Precious ..time-honoured lines!! Never-failing companion constantly reminding us of our duties n responsibilities at every step..at every stage of our journey during our earthly sojourn. Thanks a lot for transporting me to my student life which got illuminated when I learnt these lines which have stayed with me as I grew old..older..n older, keeping me alive to my duties!

[@preethasb7441]

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[@wildpoetryproject]

Reading this in my teens started to change my perspective. I wonder whether poets know when they write these amazing lines that people for years to come will enjoy them. I hope so.

[@ovaisamin4155]

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 Probably one of the best lines ever written ❤️

[@prateekauctus1016]

Absolutely

[@katherineloughry1021]

I have a tattoo of this line on my right arm (: it has always moved me.

[@hannemarielree4934]

He got through👍🏼

[@ovaisamin4155]

@@katherineloughry1021 Happy to know.

[@juleswins3]

It IS one of the best lines ever written!

[@Lisasimpsonfan]

I repeat those last 4 lines in my head everytime I feel like I am beaten down by life and ready to just give up. They give me so much strength and remind me to keep going on. That is the power of poetry.

[@Timothy_Bagel]

[@pandalover69420]

@@Timothy_Bagel what's that emoji 😭

[@comochinganconesto]

I think that's what the poem is exactly about. Taking in the tragic beauty of a cold world, and being tempted by the sweet release of oblivion, it's lovely, dark, and deep siren like call. Specially in our darkest hours of the year. But we do have promises to keep, people who are counting on us, and so long as we hear the call of others, that sense of being needed, of having a purpose... that final sleep will have to wait.

[@_The_Lemon_Man]

The best poem I've ever learned, memorized and heard. If one knows the true meaning of this poem, he/she will surely get a hell lot of goosebumps. Sir Robert Frost was a genius.

[@James32529]

Can u explain it to me?

[@danielle7760]

@@James32529 I'm not sure, but the way I interpret it is that, in a hectic and chaotic life, the narrator is almost stopping for a moment to relax, but then has to continue, because there is much he needs to do, and a lot longer until he sleeps, or can rest. Again, this is my interpretation though.

[@toymaniaa]

@@danielle7760 You have kind of summed it up well.

[@DAR3_TO_WIN]

My interpretation is that no matter how comfortable things seems to be, there are lots of things one needs to do before they die.

[@jadenwaz9585]

I see it as the call of the void, when someone is depressed. It can feel so beautiful and right. But in this life, we have responsibilities, we cannot give in to the temptation of laying it all down.

[@abumuad]

I had to memorize this poem in the 4th grade. I still remember it after all these years. God bless you Mr. Reardon.

[@jeffreardon3969]

That is my surname!

[@Martin-sp4zf]

It's originally "Ó'Ríordáin" i nGaeilge/Irish. It means "Poet of the King" which is very appropriate here.

[@abumuad]

@@jeffreardon3969 any relation to a Mr. Reardon from Vermont? He was by far my favorite teacher. He made poetry and the English language fun.

[@abumuad]

@@Martin-sp4zf thanks! That's awesome!

[@jeffreardon3969]

@@abumuad Sorry no relation. Born in Cambridge. Greater Boston native.

[@alexanderjohannesgibbert8906]

I can feel the cold merely by listening beautiful piece 😍

[@nassim0852]

So cute

[@christophermooney9492]

So beautiful, you can almost feel yourself standing there looking down at the village and watching the snowflakes float down still and silent.

[@4IdiotsGaming]

Shane really captures the difference in the meaning of the last two lines in his reading, even though the last two lines are the same word. Hesitancy, then confidence.

[@whatever9480]

As a child my mom used to make us memorize these poems. It's amazing all these years later what was a burden then now makes me cry.

[@eileennielsen5165]

Robert Frost, my favorite poet. Although he was born in Calif. he was a true New Englander, as I am. A simple life, but a wise genious. A treasure.

[@zainkhalid3670]

I'm from Pakistan 🇵🇰. I read this poem 6 years ago in our national textbook. I loved it, I cried from reading this poem although I didn't understood its right meaning. Now I know what it meant. And I'm not disappointed I'm motivated. "The Road Not Taken" is my favourite.

[@exotic_aqua5765]

Hey one Pakistani to another Mujhe us ki awaz se der lagta heh

[@vishrutjhijaria515]

@@exotic_aqua5765 powerful voice hai bro. Indian here

[@charliewest1221]

Robert Frost, one of the warmest poets one can encounter.

[@plantagenant6789]

I've always loved Robert Frost poems and especially this one. You are THERE. Esp helpful when you have lupus and you feel like you are on fire all the time. We're going through a terrible heat and drought spell right now. Been listening to this several times a day.

[@Diana-gt1rv]

This poem is so lovely and I like the deep sound of his voice.

[@mohinderchoudhary9019]

Excellent poem. I have read it in My school days @ St. Xavier's, Jaipur in the 60's and 70's. It is Extremely powerful. It guides Me into the Future. I have Memorized the last 4 lines. Which I often Recite to Myself. I feel good about it.

[@pranjalmishra121]

Are you from Gomtinagar, Lucknow?

[@diaperjoeisaped1723]

I have not heard or read this poem for over a decade, but it came to mind this evening when I was over my head with yard work to do before I can rest. It is strange and endearing when a classic like this just pops into your mind. God bless my high school teachers for these works of art permanently etched into my memory. ❤

[@marilynryan7822]

I had a great teacher in 3rd and fourth grades Miss White.She would read to us at the end of the day.Learned this poem then ..still love hearing it now at 70 years old.Miss White instilled my love for reading all those years ago.Teachers if you don’t think your not an influence on young ones think again!

[@rakshitsinghc_2485]

This was the poem which introduced me to the art of giving words deep emotions.

[@shadowjack8]

That one hit me square in the heart. When I was in High School way back when, I lived out in the sticks of Northern Spokane County in Washington. We had 80 acres, but on our eastern property line there was at least a 1,000 acres of state land criss crossed with old logging roads. I left a chunk of my heart out there in those hills.

[@alimurtozashihab4285]

I can listen to this for hours at stretch, MESMERISING!

[@nilighosh158]

Timeless poetry. He had a unique, distinct style in his works. Everyone recognises the power and brilliance of his poetry.

[@thomashumphries3519]

Ole robert ..wow...been while since heard him...amazing how i can feel myself in the woods...feeling what he is descibing so well....so long ago....love it

[@andreabaker544]

This is one of my favorite poems and as lovely as it is...so many don't realize that it deals with the end of life...

[@juleswins3]

The three strangest adjectives ever used together to describe a noun: lovely, dark and deep. Here’s mine to describe them: Amazing.

[@joshc9676]

This has been one of my favorite poems for years. I love the noble wanderer. This poem gives me hope even though it describes cold forests.

[@abnszoddar2530]

This line touches my heart deep which brought me here...."the darkest evening of the year....And miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep"....I feel goosebumps....

[@s.r.9320]

Imagine my glee when I learned that my favorite poet and I share the same birthday.

[@garmtpug]

I've loved this poem for years. The reader makes it sound almost ominous, when it isn't at all.

[@TatsatMishra]

Dear Sir And Red Frost Motivation Team I Am From India 🇮🇳 And You Know What I Love Robert Frost And I Was Waiting For This For A Long Time.Thanks For Uploading This. 💘 I Too Write And Listen Poems And I Know What The Lines Meant For Me.Keep Going And All The Best.

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?” ― Tennessee Williams.............

[@cafepoem189]

According to Frost, he wrote this beautiful poem in the few moments when he took a break, watching the sunrise, after spending the night writing 'New Hampshire.' a very long poem.

[@casualvlogger2097]

I can listen these lines over and over again 😍 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

[@MrPeaceGuy54]

And we can always be grateful for the ones that have been fulfilled and have given us the strength to make the next ones. This poem also reminds one of Pandit Nehru as it was found lying on his table when he was preparing for the next journey. Namaste and love from India. I hope that peace and love prevail in the world! 🙏🇮🇳☮️☮️

[@joyflavell7385]

From what I've read of him this seems perfect for Pandit Nehru. Namaste from the US🙏💖🌈🙏✌️

[@MrPeaceGuy54]

@@joyflavell7385 🙏

[@checkreactz]

I was never a fan of poetry in high school, but this was pretty good.

[@atuldangi7012]

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening BY ROBERT FROST 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.

[@nirajsah9612]

My favorite poem, I read it in class x and still memories it whenever I face hard times , especially last 4 lines...

[@brockpernod3436]

Hope you are well….is it not strange strangers can feel the same reverence at words?

[@charliewest1221]

I fell in love with these lines when I first heard Donald Pleasance constantly repeat them over the telephone in order to activate Russian agents into a state of hypnosis in the spy thriller, "Telefon" (1977). I have, since, made this poem my very own.

[@sluggonotnancy6178]

Like many others, this is my favorite poem, and one of only three that I ever cared enough about to memorize. Robert Frost is another fine example of a Westman. Without Westmen, there is NO Western civilization.

[@M-6963]

When I was in class 6, this poem has been the prelude to me to the mysterious dimensions of poetry....and the last two verses have always given me cold shivers...O..the thing I loved a lot 🤍

[@deannakennison9196]

I'm not really into poetry. I'm 56 yrs old but when I was 13 or 14 I read this poem and it Has been with me all of these years!!

[@christinagurchinoff1517]

Thank you thank you thank you: #RedFrost & #RobertFrost Almost right at 3pm you threw me a life preserver. I need time away from trumpian chaos. It's obsessive and I'm tired. I'm putting on auto-play and laying right here. Have a good afternoon everyone. Thanks again.

[@sallyskellington3024]

I really made out through some tough times with poetry, and poetry set to music. I can't even imagine where I would be without them.

[@Biren-n4d]

One of my fvrtr2 poems ever...I remember high school life when my lovely ma'am taught me abt this poem which is unable to be erased from my mind, still, it goes on carried by.

[@TTiop124]

Yes..reading Robert Frost is like viewing a Nostalgic Panorama of Life...its ever Refreshing... Reading his " Birches"..is another Beautiful Portrait sketched in words 😍 ❤ ♥ 💖

[@rahulshrivastava4368]

I read this poem when I was in 9th standard. We have one English literature book in which this poem was there. At that point in time, I'm not able to understand why we use to read these poems, but now I do, to understand what life is, to connect us more with God, to connect us with our mother nature, to make us realize for what reason we are here, and above all, is to think what we are?

[@free..to..air..]

So so simplistic...so powerful and evocative...if you could reason that poetry resonates like good music...then this little piece sings like a songbird....

[@aviralsingh4548]

read this poem in class 7 or 8th for the first time in school.. and from that day its my one of the best poem i came across😍

[@exotic_aqua5765]

Everyone: talking about how wholesome this poetry is Me: *Scared of his voice*

[@linkmaster253]

Grow up small child

[@smitat1254]

I can imagine the whole poem and feel the beauty of the poem

[@tarakakid2071]

The messages behind are our life dreams/duties before sleeping (death métaphore)

[@su30mki91]

Those lines shakes the core ♥

[@eswarisruthi9951]

Robert Frost is very talented

[@diamonddogs4200]

Poetry is a amazing thing you can learn alot and there is a line in every poem for every feeling

[@bonehill100]

I chose this aged 9 to memorise and read in class 1967 - found the meaning many, many years later! Thanks for the opportunity Ms Campbell from Canada teaching us in Stranmillis P.S. ,Belfast

[@rasbxrry]

His voice tells a story

[@RiashadHassan]

One of my all time favorites

[@SunvasNormandy]

So glad my favourite poem got uploaded to this channel, thank you!

[@phanilasyaviaradhyula884]

This is my MOST favorite favorite favorite poem EVER!!! 😍❤ Thank you so much for posting this, Red Frost! ❤

[@it46vistargupta19]

Can you explain the poem in few lines please

[@phanilasyaviaradhyula884]

The author was travelling, when he gets stopped by these beautiful woods covered by snow. He wonders who the owner is, because he's in the village and the owner wouldn't see the author stop by those woods. Now that he stopped here, he says his horse feels strange as there is no farmhouse nearby, but a frozen lake and woods on a Dec 21st (darkest evening of the year). So, his horse shakes its bells and reminds the author that they have to leave. (This is a metaphor that one has to move towards their purpose, no matter how many distractions there are in their life.) Finally, he mentions how lovely the woods are, but at the same time dark and deep too, meaning that you cannot stay there for a longer period. Because the author has to fulfill his responsibilities ("I have promises to keep") . Now, come the most beautiful lines and my favorite ones, "And miles to go before I sleep." This line is repeated twice because the first sleep is going to bed, while the next sleep is death. So the author mentions that he has miles to travel (goals to achieve) before he sleeps for the night and before he sleeps forever. :) P. S : There could be additions too, for these. I've written what I remember from my 8th grade, 7 years back. 😁

[@phanilasyaviaradhyula884]

@@it46vistargupta19 Hope it helped you.

[@it46vistargupta19]

@@phanilasyaviaradhyula884 Thank You, I also remember this , Ozymandias by Percy Bussy Shelley, The thing of Beauty by John Keats, The Solitart Reaper, and many, I remember stopping by woods in snows evening by Robert Frost , but I like to listen to other peoples interpretation of the poem to understand poem much better, thanks

[@phanilasyaviaradhyula884]

@@it46vistargupta19 Oh yes, I too remember those! Also, Miracle by Walt Whitman and Daffodils by William Wordsworth add up to the list. As for the interpretation part, I hope there are no mistakes, if yes do let me know.

[@fargobarbi9688]

Something so comforting about Frost’s poetry 💕💕💕

[@rafaelsantiago6047]

This poem made me want to become a writer. Glory to the written word its ink runs deep.

[@fulgore1]

I stopped by in these 'digital woods'. I'll be back here in the darkness of winter.

[@martharichler6672]

Shane Morris, your readings are amazing.

[@martharichler6672]

A highlight of this poetry and music show is Shane Morris reading Longfellow's 'The Rainy Day' - the whole show is devoted to music inspired by poetry and also great lyricists. So many people commented on Shane Morris and his totally unaffected but powerful reading. Enjoy! www.mixcloud.com/radiowinchcombe/night-train-with-martha-richler-marf-thursday-19-november-2020/

[@V_A_L_O_U_R]

THE WOODS ARE LOVELY, DARK AND DEEP BUT I HAVE PROMISES TO KEEP, A MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP, A MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP, THESE LINES ARE SUCH MOTIVATING THAT , WHNEVER I AM WITH THE WORKS OF THE DAY , IT MOTIVATES ME TO STRECH MYSELF MORE AND MORE , THANK YOU ROBERT FROST . LOVE FROM EARTH INDIA

[@prachisingh5953]

We had this poem in our schoolbook but I didn't feel it the way I can feel it now. It is a great motivation for me.

[@indienglish1060]

The best pomes of the world by Robert frost

[@akhelping2941]

i like it this poet ❣❣❣

[@cinecut3360]

My favourite poem, This poem keeps me alive

[@stinlalukefrancisjoby9043]

This poem is quite touching..

[@Trev612]

I was in the fifth grade at Fair Oaks Elementary School in California and I had a teacher named Mr Dunlap ( Tom Dunlap ) that had us memorize and recite Robert Frost poems in front of the class well I had super bad anxiety I don't even think they had a name for it back then because I wasn't good at reading he had me get up in front of the class and read this poem I bawled my eyes out because I was so embarrassed I had nothing to be embarrassed about it was just how I felt. It was fear of public speaking

[@moolrajkapoor4525]

My best one "And I have promises to keep. "

[@Rujila1998]

And miles to go before I sleep ❤

[@priyabratadash381]

My favorite poem. My favorite line from the poem is " and miles to go before I sleep ".

[@vikashk.g6836]

A Life Quote Robert Frost Nature Poet His love on Nature is unconditional

[@elizabethdiane3679]

I love Robert Frost's poetry

[@galengraziano7127]

What an apt name for a poet and poem together

[@weanon3421]

My heart sings but a grateful song!

[@patshin3209]

All thoughout my life so far I have loved this poem! Thanks!

[@martianmohit7173]

Let’s also appreciate the reader - SHANE MORRIS

[@uvvuingo7587]

The poem is amazing, The voice is sweet, And the one Who had written this poem Is full of imagination and dreams. I love Robert frost .

[@mohamedhedfi9589]

Roadd,not,ttaken,analyses

[@mehrajdin3632]

Few years ago This hit me deep... Pure philosophy🔥

[@peggyfranzen6159]

Poetry is ageless like humanity itself!

[@themutualfriend5286]

I love these videos. Please upload more motivational poetry please.

[@mauricedavis2160]

What a lovely gift to humanity Mr Frost is!!!🙏📖👌🦉❣️

[@abuhamdan3100]

The voice...(Speechless) Waiting for 'Acquainted with the night' by Robert Frost.

[@O5-7]

I first heard this through malevolent, I recommend it, but I listen to this poem often now.

[@CoartneyGrace]

This channel is the best of KZbin! Thank you

[@rolandt.flakfizer8208]

I got my degree in English because of literature. I have a lot of favorites. Now, in my later years, the last lines of this poem, always & forever my favorite poem, speak volumes to me. It is a work of pure beauty and to me a perfect poem.

[@sanalkmohanan]

Awesome, thanks for taking me to school days and childhood memories.

[@ritiksen2674]

Lot of loves

[@ritiksen2674]

Lots of love

[@larryschmid3834]

I love the first two lines rhyme then the second two don't. The poem crawls into the brain I have heard and gives pleasure.

[@davidhubbell4980]

My favorite poem, I believe.