Tuesday, October 20, 2009

The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost




Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

This is probably one of the poems that I have read over and over again. It is such a well known poem. I think everyone can relate to what he is saying. Everyone has to make choices in life that are difficult. Sometimes you make the wrong choice, yet there are many other times where a person is fortunate, makes the best decision and turns out extremely happy and satisfied.

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2 comments:

  1. yeah stef I agree; this poem's a classic

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  2. ...and you used the same picture as me for this poem, lol

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