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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
UNCHARTED ROAD, by IRENE NILES First Line: Had I turned down that other road Last Line: That any soul may own. | |||
Had I turned down that other road Where guideposts mark each day, Had I paid heed to friendly voice, Abided by a wiser choice, More peaceful now my way! Had I turned down that valley road -- A safer, smoother way -- I would have known no mountain snows Nor felt this wintry wind that blows Upon me here today. But had I gone that level road, Not now would I have known: No mountain-side but has a path, No storm but leaves an aftermath That any soul may own. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AMERICAN NAMES by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET GASCOIGNE'S GOOD MORROW by GEORGE GASCOIGNE SARRAZINE'S SONG, FR. CHAITIVEL by MARIE DE FRANCE THE HONEYSUCKLE by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI MUTABILITY (2) by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY TO MUSIC; A FRAGMENT by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY |
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