A fork in the road
The path split in two
Do I veer right or left?
oh, what do i do?
I see the tree right up ahead
And nature to the sides
I must decide the journey now
At the place this road divides
The sky is darkening with rain
A strike of lightning, a thunder's boom
I look a little farther ahead
The clouds are spelling doom
I begin to stride on to the left
But quickly take a step back
For right just sounds right
Could you not agree with that?
The path goes so much farther ahead
I wonder if I just go back instead
But as I turn on to the right
I see I have come full circle tonight
I'm right back where i started
Right back where we first parted
I see where we began to befriend
And now I see our journey's end
Author notes
Yeah...I didn't really know where I was going with this poem until i got there! When i first saw the pick i thought it was just a fork in the road and then i realized that it was like a cirlce so i decided that i should make it more metaphorical and talk about a relationship....ANY relationship! So this is just about friends or a couple and their journey together! Haha enjoy! :-)
A contest entry
- Picture Prompt-10 entries by TwilightDazzles.
700 points, ended December 12, 2008, 9 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Inspire Me by Arrianna MacEwan.
600 points, ended January 24, 24 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
Comments
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interesting and thought provoking peice. thanks for entering and good luck in the contest.
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I love the full circle thing. Very good for random writing.!
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The words are arranged so cleverly and I loved the ambiguity in this poem because it allows readers to engage their own imaginations. This is one of those wonderful poems you can never tire of because it can take you to different places. It was so magic I could almost hear a melodic rock riff to this verse:
'I see the tree right up ahead
And nature to the sides
I must decide the journey now
At the place this road divides'
A super poem! You should seriously think of writing song lyrics.
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Lol! I saw the circle too!
Good luck! I like it, and I agree with TD.
GL in the contest!
-->pia♫♪
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This is a really awesome take on the picture. Very creative indeed. Some of the best writes come from not really knowing where you are going with things
It's a journey in itself just writing a poem!! Thanks for entering and best wishes in the contest
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This is brilliant! And I don't say that often. I looove the phrase "the clouds are spelling doom." And I totally know what you mean by not knowing where your poem was going. That's how all of mine go
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This is really good.
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