A poem in honor of the recent wintry weather in the Northwest and throughout the nation…

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

“The sooner we open up to what is closed,
the greater the diminishing of confusion.”

~ Ana Callan, “Poem Title,” Duet with Hummingbird

“The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.”

~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton

“There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.”

~ George Carlin

“Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”

~ Mark Twain

“I like to go for cinches. I like to shoot fish in a barrel. But I like to do it after the water has run out.”

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“No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.”

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