Robert Frost – The Road Not Taken
The poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost is one of the greats by a wonderful poet and playwright. It’s definitely one of my favorites. It has a special place in my heart as it has helped me through some hard times. I included a beautiful photo I found on stock.xchng that I thought would compliment it beautifully.
The Road Not Taken
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.








When I was in 7th grade, my English teacher Mr. Hannah required us to memorize this poem. At the time, I thought it was ridiculous. But I’m glad that he did. Because from time to hard time it comes to mind like an old favorite song, and soothes the soul.
- Jay