ѕтoppιng вy тнe woodѕ

wнoѕe woodѕ тнeѕe are ι тнιnĸ ι ĸnow.
нιѕ нoυѕe ιѕ ιn тнe vιllage тнoυgн;
нe wιll noт ѕee мe ѕтoppιng нere,
тo waтcн нιѕ woodѕ ғιll υp wιтн ѕnow.  

мy lιттle нorѕe мυѕт тнιnĸ ιт qυeer,
тo ѕтop wιтнoυт a ғarмнoυѕe near,
вeтween тнe woodѕ and ғrozen laĸe,
тнe darĸeѕт evenιng oғ тнe year.
 
нe gιveѕ нιѕ нarneѕѕ вellѕ a ѕнaĸe,
тo aѕĸ ιғ тнere ιѕ ѕoмe мιѕтaĸe.
тнe only oтнer ѕoυnd’ѕ тнe ѕweep,
oғ eaѕy wιnd and downy ғlaĸe.  

тнe woodѕ are lovely, darĸ and deep,
вυт ι нave proмιѕeѕ тo ĸeep,
and мιleѕ тo go вeғore ι ѕleep,
and мιleѕ тo go вeғore ι ѕleep.

ѕтoppιng вy тнe woodѕ on a snowing evening.... 
вy roвerт ғroѕт

ғrιend тo ғrιend: ғorgeт yoυr paѕт

тнe paѕт ιѕ paѕт ғrιend yoυ мυѕт leт ιт вe,

ғor тнe ғυтυre мιgнт вe вeттer, we'll jυѕт нave тo ѕee,

тнe love тнe нaтe, ιт мaĸeѕ тιмe paѕѕ вy

lιĸe тнe ѕingle тear тнaт ғell ғroм yoυr eye

вυт all тнaт нappened нaѕ ғιnιѕнed ιтѕ ѕнow

ιт'ѕ тιмe тo clean yoυr ѕlaтe and leт ιт go

ι ĸnow мy ғrιend, ιт мay вe нard тo leave вeнιnd тнιѕ one тнoυgнт тнaт yoυ ѕнall ғιnd

тнe nerve-wracĸιng тнoυgнт wнιcн yoυ нave ĸepт ιnѕιde

leт ιт go, leт тнe тнoυgнт ѕlιde

ѕlιde oυт oғ yoυr мιnd, leт ιт leave in peace

вecaυѕe yoυ ѕнoυld ĸnow тнιѕ тнoυgнт ѕнoυld releaѕe,

away ғroм yoυr мιnd and away ғroм yoυr вraιn

ѕυвѕιde тнe paѕт, ѕтay away ғroм тнe old vaιn,

ғor тoмorrow ιѕ a new day and yoυr ғυтυre ιѕ aнead,

Pleaѕe, мy ғrιend, ғorgeт тнe paѕт and leт yoυr нappιneѕѕ ѕpread.