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Fun Marathon Poetry Inspired By Robert Frost

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8/16/2025

Here's a fun Poetry Marathon poem inspired by Robert Frost and his poem, "The Road Not Taken." I originally published this in my 'Mile 8 Closed and Being Judged' blog post on 8/16/2025. 

I have included my Marathon-themed poetry in my Poetry Marathon blog posts since 2019, usually at the end of the blog posts, but I never posted them to my poetry page. So now I'm taking the time to post them to my poetry page. 

 

Two roads diverged on the marathon course
And obviously I couldn’t travel both
And neither were they clearly marked
So I took the one I thought was best
And now I’m far behind the rest

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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John Fleming
Date: 8/21/2025 1:30:00 PM
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Robert Frost is still laughing, Mark. I am quite certain he would have approved. And why not! :) john
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Mark Toney
Date: 8/21/2025 1:44:00 PM
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Exactly! Thanks, John :)
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David Crandall
Date: 8/20/2025 8:43:00 PM
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Haha, true -lol!
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Mark Toney
Date: 8/21/2025 9:30:00 AM
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I'm glad you liked it, David :)
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/20/2025 7:33:00 PM
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LOL! Well done…well not the marathon
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Mark Toney
Date: 8/20/2025 8:35:00 PM
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A 50/50 chance and I blew it! :-)
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Tom Woody
Date: 8/20/2025 4:51:00 PM
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Ha! Yeah it happens. Poetry is so subjective
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Mark Toney
Date: 8/20/2025 5:21:00 PM
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True that
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 8/20/2025 12:13:00 PM
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haha. Isn't that how it goes? Love this
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Mark Toney
Date: 8/20/2025 12:51:00 PM
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I know, right! Thanks, Andrea.
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Mark Toney
Date: 8/20/2025 11:00:00 AM
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I have included my Marathon-themed poetry in my Poetry Marathon blog posts since 2019, usually at the end of the blog posts, but I never posted them to my poetry page. So now I'm taking the time to post them to my poetry page.
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Paula Goldsmith
Date: 8/20/2025 10:55:00 AM
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What a fun write you have here. Great Ending... Thanks for the added note. Have a fun day writing away..........
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Mark Toney
Date: 8/20/2025 11:01:00 AM
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Thank you Paula, for always being so encouraging!

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