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I have repeated that last stanza from “Stopping by Woods” to myself many a time when I have bone-weary or heartsick, Thomas. I don’t know if we always acknowledge how soothing it can be to memorize lines from poems that deeply move us.

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Deborah Barchi
Deborah Barchi

Written by Deborah Barchi

Deborah Barchi has recently retired from her career as a librarian and now has time to read, explore nature, and write poetry and essays.

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