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 💛💛💛
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Wow the poem sounds like an adventure in the life when we were children going off on our own for a weekend of fun with friends, brothers, sisters, camping and such things. Always amazed at the life all around even in deep dark places. Good write. Love it.
Good write A&B.
Oohh, I best try walking naked in public then, as Dove comments. Woof! No, says Fido. lol.
Well, I dunno, I tread some paths less in wet weather. Some paths through woods are impassable then - flooded! Any metaphor relating to your poem here?
Fido won't get his paws wet. He's very fussy. Has his own welly boots. Only from John Lewis of course. No inferior stores! lol.
So pleased my verse inspired you dear Duo to write The Path Not Taken and sincerest thanks for the humbling complimentary tribute to my work here on M.P.S. Paths are ever a mystery with their curves and turnings which hide next adventures and you describe that most impressively re your woodland walks. Keep looking and finding all sorts of new and surprising delights from nature as you pass through then you will have even more about which to write. An engaging read.
Always explore that path Path Less Trod, it can lead to wonder in life.
Andy
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