Robert Frost

"A Late Walk"

When I go up through the mowing field,
The headless aftermath,
Smooth-laid like thatch with the heavy dew,
Half closes the garden path.

And when I come to the garden ground,
The whir of sober birds
Up from the tangle of withered weeds
Is sadder than any words

A tree beside the wall stands bare,
But a leaf that lingered brown,
Disturbed, I doubt not, by my thought,
Comes softly rattling down.

I end not far from my going forth
By picking the faded blue
Of the last remaining aster flower
To carry again to you.


This is kind of sad so it isn't very fitting for Robert Frost's birthday,
but it's cool because with all the grim scenery he creates, he gives us
some hope with a pretty little aster flower.

pondering over a cup of tea

What would life be like if we were perfect? If Eve never took the apple from the serpent, and there was never any sin. Would there still be need for money or governments? Would we go to school willingly? Would we be naked? I think about this sometimes. I can't even imagine not ever being jealous or never having a bad day. I wonder if there would be secrets among us, or if we would just tell people how we feel.

frodo, don't wear the ring

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
a light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
~good 'ol J.R.R. Tolkien

I love this poem! and it's so true.

shading apples

You know how in the Matrix, that guy (obviously you can tell I'm a big fan) could move really fast, but it just looked like everything else around him was moving really slow? That's what i feel like life is like right now. Time has slowed down and I can actually do what I want to do. Like shading apples. Sitting outside with a crisp Spring breeze and the warm sun and just drawing a simple cluster of imperfect apples... What a wonderful wednesday.

question

If you could be a person of the opposite sex for 24 hours, who would you be, and what would you do?

Carol Burnett said she was asked this once after a sketch, and I thought it was pretty humorous.
If the male could be fictional I would be Jack Bauer and save the USA and possibly the world in 24 hours. And if I had to be a real person, I would be Jon Foreman and make some amazing music.

Reflections

Lately I've been falling behind on my devotions, and I've been procrastinating school work like crazy; I don't know what's gotten into me! So my first goal is to get back into the holy Word of God every day for a little bit.

One of my favorite passages is Romans 12:1-2
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will."

I need to remember that the merciful God who saved me, also wanted to change me. I need to live my life totally for God, and not be afraid I might fail. It doesn't matter if the world thinks I'm weird or crazy because I'm in love with my Savior.