Sunday, October 18, 2009

The road less traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, 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...
Robert Frost

5 comments:

Sharona R. said...

This poem always reminds me of my final year in high school (when I studied it for my English finals). All those pre-army fears and wondering where my life would lead me.. I love your illustration.

Jessica said...

Love this poem of his and what a wonderful image to go along with it!

Kelvin Oliver said...

I LOVE this poem. It is truly a favorite. I think that this poem does relate to me in life because I never know what path to take and I'm usually thinking of weather to take a path like many others or go into the right of my own.

Judi FitzPatrick said...

One of my favorite poems; you have paired it with such a lovely image, nice work!
Peace, Judi

TheNikiProject said...

That is the perfect poem to go with your image!