road not taken

Posted by e. (New York, NY, United States) on 18 March 2008 in Transportation and Portfolio.

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

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Photo taken at the Jiji Railway Station, Taiwan on December 15, 2007.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. - Shawshank Redemption

Mandy Provan from Johannesburg, South Africa

Lovely picture e and great narrative!!! A really good sentiment to think about for today

18 Mar 2008 6:58am

Anne from White Rock, Canada

Very strong leading lines in this photo - I like the way it is composed and just drags my eyes right into it! ;-) PS. Sorry I haven't been able to drop by very often, but will when I can :-)

18 Mar 2008 9:00am

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

Railroad tracks do arouse the inner self . . I suppose they are a reminder that not all directions are open at all times and that making choices can be far more important than the choice itself.

18 Mar 2008 9:50am

Teresa Durães from Montijo, Portugal

love the title and photo

18 Mar 2008 11:38am

Bonj from Jefferson City, United States

Nice shot and good poem choice.

18 Mar 2008 12:02pm

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Love this...very unusual tone

18 Mar 2008 12:46pm

Rabbit from Richmond, United States

This makes a very old faded kind of shot with the color tones. Gives it a nice feel.

18 Mar 2008 2:03pm

alla from Toronto, Canada

nice one! I thought of this poem as soon as I opened the page!

18 Mar 2008 6:23pm

Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands

Great picture, it makes one whole with the poem. Many people have that feeling, me too, it encourages you to "do it your way" (Sinatra) and not to compare yourself too much with how other people live who seemingly are more successful than you are. Thank you e.!

18 Mar 2008 9:27pm

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

Beautiful composition. I like the unusual tones!

18 Mar 2008 9:48pm

Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom

I love this perspective of the tracks, and very apt words to accompany this truly fantastic image.

18 Mar 2008 11:52pm

Rags from Plano, United States

i love your image, poetry and thoughts. Very inspiring.

19 Mar 2008 12:12am

Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada

Nice shot of a switch. I hope someone was watching your back.
By the way, my favourite Frost poem.

19 Mar 2008 12:27am

Ras from Plano, United States

poetry works very well with the wonderful train station and tracks.

19 Mar 2008 12:38am

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Ok, that was the poem I was going to use the other day with my door shot. LOL!! Well, you did say Frost was your favourite... Wonderful prose for this FABulous shot e.!!!

19 Mar 2008 12:56am

Elisa from Massachusetts, United States

nice shot, I like the angle and title!

19 Mar 2008 1:03am

tyan from Singapore, Singapore

oh i really love your poem,but yes one thing i have learnt,to go by our convictions and pray that God will help us as we take the path less travelled.Some people ask,'How much is your convictions/passion worth?' A sad world it has come to,that everything is measured in dollars and cents,but yep,let us be the first to 'make the difference'!:)

19 Mar 2008 1:30am

DarkElf from Perth, Australia

great photo and a really fitting narrative - well composed altogether!

19 Mar 2008 2:14am

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Interesting PoV and a very nice shot!

19 Mar 2008 3:44am

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

The image works well with the poem and they make one stop and think!

20 Mar 2008 11:40am

Porcsin from Debrecen, Hungary

I have a similar picture
But it is better than!

20 Mar 2008 8:36pm

Nikon D40X
1/160 second
F/6.3
ISO 100
82 mm (35mm equiv.)

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