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Two toads appear in a lonely wood
One may be bad, the other may be good
Each claimed their route to be the best
They challenged me to take their test

Enchanted forest myths pose questions
So often paths part in two directions
Did not think of other tracks to take
Whoever knew all that was at stake

Yet both said things that I believed
I could not tell if one deceived
Those toads spoke in two different voices
While espousing each of these trail choices

Go through the timber to then begin
To see your future, look deep within
Walk in the weald so you now will know
And plead to the fates that they should show

The first toad pointed left to the light
The other sent me over to the right
I pondered, then went inbetween
Not musing about what might have been

Some seek a certainty on the plain
Fears of dense dappled darkness remain
The inner light will guide you along
It will help you find where you belong

One must follow the light from inside
From yourself, there's no place to hide
Any path will reward a true brave heart
Those ruled by fear fail, never start


10/31/19 written 

Couplet  In part celebration and parody of humankind's tumult in life decision making. A part parody of Robert Frost's iconic sonnet, The Road Not Taken, honoring its focus on decision making. Using illusion, myth and introspection against a backdrop of the woods, trees being one of our oldest friends on earth - we inspect how we think about and judge our life decisions.

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