Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound's the sweep …
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…seems to be in contact with a larger force than the seemingly controlled environment that he inhabits daily. In brief, the allusion could be drawn that when he refers to the woods' owner, he may mean at some level God, whose ''house'' (the church) is also in the village. The traveler then, may have fallen ''out of favour'' with the villagers and with his faith, but has emerged hopefully with a better understanding of life.