Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Robert Frost Poem 2

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.

1 comment:

Anonymous Poet said...

Great post! One of my favorites! I hope my perfectly rational behavior hasn't confused you too much. I am just committing random acts of poetry -- and observing what happens. If you want, I have more posted at my site. So feel free to stop by, visit, and opine if you want.