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The Ice Storm Cometh

By Robin Bates | Published: February 15, 2021

We’re currently undergoing a potentially severe ice storm. Here’s what Robert Frost has to say about ice storms.

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Burdened by Ice

By Robin Bates | Published: January 26, 2019

Spiritual Sunday With much of the country groaning under the weight of winter storms, I share a Robert Hayden poem in which the speaker calls out to God in his misery. I warn you the poem does not conclude with a comforting—or a facile—promise. Sounding very much like George Herbert in his inability to pray, […]

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