The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo 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 thereHad worn them really about the same,And both that morning equally layIn 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 sighSomewhere 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

This poem is an extradordinary work of art. Robert Frost uses a fork in the road as an anology to say that sometimes taking the path less desired will end up changing your life for the better. We often come across scenarios that appear similar to this one in Robert Frost's poem. As children it is often difficult to be a leader or the person who differs from the pack. However, to be a follower means to not be your own person. What I believe Robert Frost is trying to convey in this poem is that to be different will end up being remarkable enjoyed and praised upon later in the future. To be one's own person means you get to set the standard and experience new things. Things other people have not yet experienced. Frost says that one path is worn, meaning it has been chosen many a times because it is the path most are comfortable with. However, sometimes, especially as children, you need to venture from the norm and your expierences in life will be cherished even more.