stopping by woods on a snowy evening

"stopping by woods on a snowy evening" - poem by robert frost - set most respectfully to a tune devised by me.

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.

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• frost
• poetry
• destiny
• life
• death
• contemplation
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[GMKowal]

this helps me trying to memorize it haha

[billkilpatrick]

agreed - real poetry sings. please note the mistake in word placement i make in the first line ... wouldn't want you to do the same.

[Largo64]

I like this. I've never heard Frost set to music before. You make an interesting song of this classic poem.

[billkilpatrick]

grazie largo64 - i understand frost hated the idea of his poems being sung to musical accompaniment ... and yet some lend themselves perfectly to music. hope the old guy isn't spinning in his grave.

[billkilpatrick]

thank you megan - i'm grateful to your will for playing "over the waterfall" at a tempo i could play along with and learn from ...

[anamarieus]

I read this poem at my Dad's funeral. Very beautiful rendition, man.

Thank you.

[billkilpatrick]

you're welcome - i thank you.

[kisdbyarose4]

a beautiful poem put to song, you definitely did it justice

[Elektromephisto]

Hey. Do you have chords for a normal guitar? I would like to play your version at home. It's very cool!!

[StrumstickJoe]

Hi Bill, just found yours - like it - thought you might like to look at mine, its number 14 on my channel, Peter

[Elektromephisto]

PERFECT!!!!!!!!!

[zainul54]

This rendering sounds better.Thanks bill.

[mabybaby89]

Woah... that was really amazing. =)