Quotations by Robert Frost ~

"Most of the change we think we see in life
Is due to truths being in and out of favour."
~ The Black Cottage, 1914

"Home is the place where, when you have to go there,
They have to take you in."
~ The Death of the Hired Man, 1914

"The land was ours before we were the land's.
She was our land more than a hundred years
Before we were her people."
~ The Gift Outright, 1942

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference"
~ The Road Not Taken, 1916

"The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and
ends in wisdom. The figure is the same as for love."
~ Collected Poems, 1939 'The Figure a Poem Makes'

"No Tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.
No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader."
~ Collected Poems, 1939, 'The Figure a Poem Makes

"Like a piece of ice on a hot stove the poem must ride on its own melting. A poem may be worked over once it is in being, but may not be worried into being."

"I'd as soon write free verse as play tennis with the net down."
~ Interviews with Robert Frost, 1966 ~ Edward Lathem
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of QUOTATIONS OXFORD, University Press, 2001

Note: Please join us when Neil Paul reads Robert Frost, Thursday, November 24 at 1:00 p.m.

Friends of The Bookshop ~ Another "24-Carat Character." Pam Thomas works at Cypres, Caledonia, Ontario.

Emma Visits The Bookshop ~

Emma Chooses a Book

We are happy that you enjoyed your visit to the bookshop.

Looking For A Sunset Bird In Winter ~

The west was getting out of gold,
The breath of air had died of cold,
When shoeing home across the white,
I thought I saw a bird alight.

In summer when I passed the place,
I had to stop and lift my face;
A bird with an angelic gift
Was singing in it sweet and swift.

No bird was singing in it now.
A single leaf was on a bough,
And that was all there was to see
In going twice around the tree.

From my advantage on a hill
I judged that such a crystal chill
Was only adding frost to snow
As gilt to gold that wouldn't show.

A brush had left a crooked stroke
Of what was either cloud or smoke
From north to south across the blue;
A piercing little star was through.

~ Robert Frost, The Poetry of Robert Frost, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964
(Reminder: Neil Paul will be at The Neat Little Bookshop on Thursday, Nov. 24, reading Robert Frost. Please join us!)

Smile For Today ~

Feathered Friend




Staying warm. . .

Wednesday Story Hour ~
When Benjamin Franklin was asked "What condition of man most deserves pity?"he replied, "A lonesome man on a rainy day who does not know how to read." *






Story Hour every Wednesday after school is when we share stories about our day and introduce friends and pets, as well as read a story.Story Hour Yvonne was missed on Wednesday. Hurry back, Yvonne and Maddie. Everyone welcome. Children under three must be accompanied by an adult. 3:30 pm - 5:00.
Thank you Alyhsia, our co-op student, for your participation.

Photos: 1/ Lily with her new friend, Sammy 2/ Eric helping with tea and cookies
* THE LITTLE, BROWN BOOK OF Anecdotes, Clifton Fadiman, 1985

A Salute to those Individuals Making a Difference in our Community ~
Volunteers ~ the "HEART" of Haldimand County Haldimand Councillors & Staff, The Honourable Diane Finley, MP, Toby Barrett, MPP, Mayor Ken Hewitt 11th Annual Recognition Night ~

Norma Mowat, 2001 Volunteer of the Year, reading the Volunteer Poem at last night's Recognition Night