THIS POEM ~ Was inspired by FAY yesterday with her Poem *Less Trodden* The motive of her poem was to encourage us to write *Free Verse* instead of Poetry constrained by Rhyme & Rhythm & Reason i.e. freer in Form & Function. Angela & I are Performance Poets and it is Rhyme & Rhythm that makes Poetry recitable and easier to remember. So we prefer Poetry that has at least one of these characteristics ! Shakespeare is easy to remember because it always has Rhythm and is IAMBIC ! In fact Fays Poem had good FORM - Four octains each with the same Rhythm Long Line - Shorter Line - LL - SL - LL - SL - LL - SL ! It looks like a Poem and was easy to read & recite ! It also had a FUNCTION (see above). However it is this ability to embrace and execute non-conformity that makes FAY one of the Best & Most Popular POETS on this site ! Thanks FAY for being You ~ Love ~ ANGELA & BRIAN 💛💛💛
We often walk through our Woods ~ Night & Day !
Hand in hand or single file
The same walk varies with the Seasons
And differs in the Day & Night
The Wood is about 100 acre
And there are streams and a big Lake
The Lake is central ~ most paths led to the Lake !
As in Life their are *Paths less Trod*
Overgrown - narrow and leading nowhere
Uninviting by Day and dangerous by Night !
However when we ventured out at Night
Along some of the *Paths less Trod*
We were rewarded to see and hear Owls
And see the Nocturnal Hedgehogs !
By Day Wild flowers and Fly Agaric
That had not been picked by Children !
In Life its easy to take the High Road
You*re first to reach the Lake & the Caff !
BUT you miss the quirky & unseen ~ Cos
On the way ~ You always look ahead
On Paths ~ normally not taken you STOP
To remove obstructions ~ and see
New plants - insects & animals & trees !
So in life you*ll meet new People
Have new experiences ~ new challenges
AND THIS WILL MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE !
Thanks for visit comments welcome Angela & Brian 💛💛💛