900 Miles
90, 271, 71, 70
There is logic in that progression.
There to here, a direct route.
But it was not logic that drove me.
It was love that brought me down those roads.
Logic would have asked, “Why?”
Leave behind all I’d come to know in my life?
But what would life be without you?
And so, I chose this road rather than a life of regret.
I chose you, and that made all the difference.
This poem is my response to Day Two at napowrimo.net, where the prompt, inspired by the Robert Frost poem “The Road Not Taken,” is to “write a poem about your own road not taken – about a choice of yours that has ‘made all the difference’ and what might have happened had you made a different choice.” In 2012, I followed my heart and moved from New York to Missouri.
~ Day 2 ~
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This is very beautiful, Ken.
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Thank you, Robbie. 🙂
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Good perspective, good poetics.
(Truth is, we cannot stay in place … if not physical miles, other changes alter any “road” through time … so we follow our hearts!)
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And sometimes the pull is stronger than at others. Thank you, Jazz.
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I enjoyed taking that trip with you in this poem. Great share.
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🙂 Thank you.
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You traveled many roads as a truck driver, but this unmapped one made all the difference. 💙
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That it did! Thank you, Merril.
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You’re welcome!
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Excellent Ken! What a wise wonderful journey.
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Thanks, Rob.
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This is a wonderful insight, that it isn’t the path, it’s the people on it.
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It certainly is in this case! Thank you.
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Nice contrast between logic and love in life’s choices.
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Thank you. Sometimes the choice goes without saying.
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Loved this ‘heart’ taken trip. Thank you for gifting us the glimpse into the journey.
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Thank you for coming along, Gloria.
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It must have seemed difficult at the time–but so easy in retrospect. (K)
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The distance from family is a mixed bag, but yes. Thank you, Kerfe.
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A beautiful write. Following your heart will always lead you to the right place.
Pat
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It certainly did this time. Thank you.
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Love that Frost poem, formational for me. Love your lines – they resonate so much, I’m going yes, yes ….
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🙂
I don’t know about kids/students today, but it was one of first poems I learned in school. It occurs to me that I’ve had a lifetime to consider it.
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Yes, it was one of my first poems at school too, I often read it, it speaks every time, has been a guiding principle for me. Yes, a lifetime ….
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Excellent – but it also raises up the roads that were not taken and the regret that was wrought.
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400 for me, so with you there, Ken ~
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Thank you, Michael. Sometimes it’s the least expected moments that change your life forever.
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Love this. And love the theme of this poem and others of yours.
❤
David
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Thank you, David.
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