To A Mouse--Robert Burns. Standard Eng Translation

... small bit heap of leaves and stubble, Has cost you many a weary nibble! Now you are turned out, for all your trouble, Without house or holding, To endure the winter's sleety dribble, And hoar-frost cold. But little Mouse, you are not alone, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes of mice and men Go often askew, And leave us nothing but grief and pain, For promised joy!...

A voice said, Look me in the stars And tell me truly, men of earth, If all the soul-and-body scars Were not too much to pay for birth. "A Question", Robert Frost

... sharks. And that's only the weekends! Right now, my ten-year-olds are trying to figure out poetry, with mixed sucess. I was going to use Robert Frost's poem "Nature's First Green is Gold" to demonstrate couplets, but then I realized it would only completely puzzle them - the leaves don't change color ...

Prompts--Tell me why, I don't like Mondays?

... runnin' out. What up with that? ' --Long Kiss Goodnight "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on." --Robert Frost 'How 'bout some company?' 'No thanks. I'm saving myself 'til I get raped.' --Long Kiss Goodnight Everyone, at some point in their lives, wakes up ...

...you'll hurt yourself arguing with me." -- Ted Nugent "The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time." -- Abe Lincoln "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on." -- Robert Frost

Round 5 Challenge #8: VOTING!

...favourite: 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. She loved Robert Frost, and I had heard his words many times as a child, and surprisingly enjoyed it a lot. It seems that my life had been a long journey, starting with...

Fic: He Walks a Dark and Lonely Road (Harry Potter -- Albus Severus) NC-17

.... But if I had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate, to say that for destruction ice, is also great, and would suffice.” -- Robert Frost, “Fire and Ice” Rating: NC-17 Word count: 8,600 Warnings: rape, murder, pedophilia, child abuse Spoilers (Highlight to read): character death Author's Note...

... it won't go away. I have more than one Xanga. I like the game Mahjong Tiles. I actually like poetry. ^But good poetry like Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost, etc. I recently watched Twilight. I get addicted to TV shows easily. ^Only the really good ones though. I don't see what the big deal with Glee ...

#14: Star Trek: Voyager

...: PG Summary: If not for all these things, perhaps he would never have seen Tom again. Notes: A kisslet requested long ago by shayenne . Title from Robert Frost's "The Road not Taken". If it hadn’t been for Kathryn, running off to South America when Voyager’s crew returned to Earth…. If it ...

September 2009 Week 3

... Rating: PG-13 Prompt: Week 3: Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence. - Robert Frost Inuyasha Quotes September 2009 Week 3 Word Count:3007 Warning: None Summary: Chapter 5 of Left_Behind The lessons continued for Rin and Inuyasha. Every time...