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.


Robert Frost (5 years and 2834 days ago)

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The, Road, Not, Taken

UncleJimmy says:

Wonderful poem, I remember this one...haven't thought about it or the meaning for a very long time, Thank you Author...well done

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O my Luve's like a red, red rose
That's newly sprung in June;
O my Luve's like the melodie
That's sweetly played in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry:

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun;
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only Luve,
And fare thee weel awhile!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho' it ware ten thousand mile.

by Robert Burns (5 years and 2836 days ago)

Crumbled papers
Of poems about you
Written with words
That will never come true

Written in ink
That will never fade away
The hopeful words
I wish I could say

Hands still shaking
As I continue to write
Scribbled letters
Of black and white

Eager to tell you
How I feel
Wishing I could prove
My love is real

by Lori (5 years and 2833 days ago)

The Last Buccaneer
THE winds were yelling, the waves were swelling,
The sky was black and drear,
When the crew with eyes of flame brought the ship without a name
Alongside the last Buccaneer.
"Whence flies your sloop full sail before so fierce a gale,
When all others drive bare on the seas?
Say, come ye from the shore of the holy Salvador,
Or the gulf of the rich Caribbees?"
"From a shore no search hath found, from a gulf no line can sound,
Without rudder or needle we steer;
Above, below, our bark, dies the sea-fowl and the shark,
As we fly by the last Buccaneer.
"To-night there shall be heard on the rocks of Cape de Verde,
A loud crash, and a louder roar;
And to-morrow shall the deep, with a heavy moaning, sweep
The corpses and wreck to the shore."
The stately ship of Clyde securely now may ride,
In the breath of the citron shades;
And Severn's towering mast securely now flies fast,
Through the sea of the balmy Trades.
From St Jago's wealthy port, from Havannah's royal fort,
The seaman goes forth without fear;
For since that stormy night not a mortal hath had sight
Of the flag of the last Buccaneer.


Thomas Babbington Macaulay

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The, Last, Buccaneer

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The place is a pub by the sea, frequented mostly by Brits, though it was the poem itself which, for various personal reasons, struck a chord when I read it some time ago, so I was hellbent in coming up with an image befitting it. The spot light of-course is a bummer, but there was no way of removing it.

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By Jason A. Hodges


When you were born you filled my heart with pride,
And I was overcome by the joy I felt inside.
As I held you in my arms that very first day,
I knew I would never let any harm come your ..........

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Daddy, Little, Angel

madamemonty says:

Daddy's got hairy arms.... but this is sooo sweet, such a cute littly...

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