Poem: The Road Not Taken

A beautiful poetic reading of Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken. Take a moment while walking to listen and recenter, relax, find a place of inner stillness and inspiration.

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

Transcript

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both,

And be one traveller long I stood,

And looked down one as far as I could,

To where it bent in the undergrowth,

And took the other as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted where,

That as for that the passing there Had warned 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,

Took the one less travelled by,

And that has made all the difference.

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Reviews

I absolutely loved hearing you read this poem. I had to memorize this in the sixth grade. I'm 54 years old now. I've really been focusing on healing my nervous system as I recover from Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Listening to this poem took me back to my childhood and reconnecting with my inner child. This is something I've been focusing on. Thank you for taking me to that special place where I could connect with my inner child.

I love this poem and this is a beautiful reading of it.

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Beautiful piece. Thank you.

Very centering ❤️your voice perfect for this classic human experience to resonate🙏thanks

Lovely. Thank you!

Looking forward to listening to this again

Always loved this ❤️

Teary ❤️. My dad kept a paperback of Robert Frost by his chair and read it nightly. The book rests on my shelf. I think I’ll take it down now. Thank you so much, lovely.

My favorite poem. Represents the sojourner’s choices and the unfolding of life. Thank you.

Thank you to be reminded of the whole poem🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

I read this as a teenager but listening again has given the message so much more meaning. Thank you for the reminder.