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The Tattered Road

August 4, 2010
By SnehaChatterjee PLATINUM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Other
SnehaChatterjee PLATINUM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Other
45 articles 2 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
Two roads diverged in the woods and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference


Robert Frost wins!
I’ve also chosen “The road not taken”.
Rest is on the hands of God…
Yeah I may seem lonely today. I do have a companion-Poetry.

There is no fun without risks.
But tomorrow who knows…
It will be my turn to smile. And I’m not going to change. My life will change.

I’ve seen the consequences of trying to please others. You are tossed around like a ball when you are innocent. I want to continue with my innocence anyway. You are called crazy when you are being yourself. I don’t care; I just want to be me. You are said to have no future if you try out new things. I want to keep trying new things anyway. You make true foes and fake friends when you succeed. I want to succeed anyway…

So people of this world hear me out!
You can’t make me compromise my dreams just to please you. I’ll not believe when someone says, “ Jump from the mountain and nothing wrong will happen to you”. I won’t let the snakes bite me so easily.

I appear strange to you. So what? I don’t want to be like the rest of the crowd anyway. You can’t force me to give up dreaming. Who says that I can’t do it? I believe in me. I will do it. You can’t say that I have no future. I mean, have you seen my future or even yours? Stop discouraging me.

As long as I keep trying,
As long as I keep the faith,
As long as I follow my heart,
And as long as I keep hearing the voice of God in my heart…
I’ll reach my destiny. Yes I’m serious.

You make me cry, you laugh at me too. You know my weaknesses more than I do. I’ll fix my flaws in no time if you just tell me once. I know its “uncool” to understand me. You may forget me but I won’t forget you.

I’m not afraid to walk through the tattered road. The spider webs can’t scare me. The voices of the wild jungle can’t frighten me. The thunderstorms can’t make me worry. The darkness can’t darken me. No matter how much you try you’ll never succeed in changing my decision. I’m happy now…
I’ve made my choice. I can see a bright smiling light far, far away…

Hey Adventure, here I come!
My journey begins…

Bon Voyage to me!


The author's comments:
My favorite poem " The Road not taken" written by one of the world's greatest poets-Robert Frost has inspired me to write this article.

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on Sep. 24 2010 at 6:50 am
SnehaChatterjee PLATINUM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Other
45 articles 2 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
Two roads diverged in the woods and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference

Thank you sooo much!

dabu786 said...
on Sep. 24 2010 at 6:49 am

ya its nice poem, whic motivates me,

EXCELLENT


on Aug. 9 2010 at 2:22 am
SnehaChatterjee PLATINUM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Other
45 articles 2 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
Two roads diverged in the woods and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference

Thank you very much!. I'll coment on yours too.

on Aug. 9 2010 at 2:21 am
SnehaChatterjee PLATINUM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Other
45 articles 2 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
Two roads diverged in the woods and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference

Thank you very much! yes I'll definitely comment on yours.

on Aug. 9 2010 at 2:21 am
SnehaChatterjee PLATINUM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Other
45 articles 2 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
Two roads diverged in the woods and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference

Yeah this poem is my favorite! Thank you for the comment.

on Aug. 9 2010 at 1:44 am
katie_bugg GOLD, Scott Depot, West Virginia
14 articles 14 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
"But my heart, it is brighter than all the many stars in the sky"









-Edgar Allan Poe

Amazing poem, you really kept me interested the whole time. I love Robert Frost, he inspires me greatly. Great job!

Maybe you could take a look at my work, it's sort of different from yours, but please leave any comments!

:D


on Aug. 8 2010 at 9:12 pm
crubs33 DIAMOND, Lido Beach, New York
58 articles 3 photos 750 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud."- Coco Chanel
Life isn't about surviving the storm, it's about learning to dance in the rain.

I love that poem too!! great work!!! If you could please comment and rate my work that would be amazing!! thanks and ur so good!!!

Rehmat BRONZE said...
on Aug. 8 2010 at 9:51 am
Rehmat BRONZE, Dubai, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"Let some questions be left unanswered" - Sheikh Rehmatullah

The Road Not Taken.

Something which inspired me to believe in what was conveyed through the poem, quite literally!


on Aug. 8 2010 at 3:18 am
SnehaChatterjee PLATINUM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Other
45 articles 2 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
Two roads diverged in the woods and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference

That's great!

rus.taj said...
on Aug. 8 2010 at 2:00 am

hey do u remember me umm ?

 

ya i'm reading it from last 3 months and i have to read it for 7 more months til i complete my degree 2nd year, because its my poetry lesson in english which is simpley superb dear !!!

 


on Aug. 8 2010 at 1:45 am
SnehaChatterjee PLATINUM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Other
45 articles 2 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
Two roads diverged in the woods and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference

Yeah have u read his poem "The Road not taken"?? it ispires me a lot everytime I read it.

on Aug. 8 2010 at 1:44 am
SnehaChatterjee PLATINUM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Other
45 articles 2 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
Two roads diverged in the woods and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference

Thank u very much!!!

rus.taj said...
on Aug. 7 2010 at 9:45 pm
RoberT Frost is a Nature poet !!!

on Aug. 6 2010 at 8:02 am
hey gr8 work....... u write so nice poem...... yea i have read - the road not taken, its a gr8 poem. but i must say ur power of thinking is really poetic. good job.

on Aug. 6 2010 at 7:56 am
Francesca BRONZE, Clermont, Florida
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This is very good.

on Aug. 6 2010 at 6:45 am
SnehaChatterjee PLATINUM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Other
45 articles 2 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
Two roads diverged in the woods and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference

Thank you!

nirupama said...
on Aug. 6 2010 at 6:43 am

Very nice. All the best!

God bless,

Nirupama


on Aug. 6 2010 at 2:42 am
SnehaChatterjee PLATINUM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Other
45 articles 2 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
Two roads diverged in the woods and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference

 Thank u very much!! it means a lot to me. Actually I wrote this in my personal diary...but then the other day when I was reading it...I thought to myself that I shouldn't be hiding my feelings...so I decided to get it published and tell the world what I have decided.

coly33 BRONZE said...
on Aug. 5 2010 at 6:38 pm
coly33 BRONZE, Lyndhurst, New Jersey
4 articles 0 photos 76 comments

wow...  i loved this poem im going to print it out (i dont do that alot) i really related to it just... really good and ur standing up for yourself its wonderful i really like the title by the way

:)


on Aug. 5 2010 at 1:49 am
SnehaChatterjee PLATINUM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Other
45 articles 2 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
Two roads diverged in the woods and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference

Hey thnx a lot !