The Road Not Taken

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 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.

Excellent and highly skilled interpretation. Kudos!

Wonderful.... great poem and fantastic image... brilliant work from the both of you.. good luck in the contest...

Good luck from me too. Very nice. Love how the color fades into darkness. An important poem to me personally as well.

Interesting image, and I like the way the colour desaturates. Not so sure about the border though....

this is my favorite poem of all time. I had the same idea when I saw this contest, but I couldn't come up with any good ideas. This is a very good image for the poem. I agree with others that the way it fades into darkness is a good effect. Nice job.

Gorgeous work both of you! I love how you've played with the saturation in the image, and of course the poem is a fantastic one! Very well done!

whoa! normally I reply to each person individually, but I wasn't expecting so many responses over night. thank you everyone for commenting. I think this Robert Frost poem is one of the greatest ever written, as well. And I'm glad Joost had such good images to start with. It was very fun!

Thanks for all the nice comments.And thanks to Bob for the beautiful work and poem.

The fading color and darkness gives you such a forboding feeling. the carvings or what on the tree on the left are kind of spooky too. great job to both of you

I was hoping someone might take this one. And a wonderful job you've done with it, keeping the other end shrouded in mystery.

Another beauty, Joost and Bob...the framing sets it off very nicely and a wonderful poem too...Good Luck again. : Pat.

oh my...beautiful poem...i am one too....see DEATH...very very nice

This is great
, good luck. Dwight

Fantastic job once again you two. You make a good team.
Good luck again.
JuneBug

Another thoughtful piece. Good luck!

Great one!!!!

Ditto all of the above and good luck!! :))

Congratulations Bob and Joost..I knew you had a winner with this. : Pat.

Wow, that is amazing! That is EXACTELY what I thought of when I read the poem. GJ you two! :)

Congratulations Joost and Bob!!! ;) I am pleased with this well deserved recognition of talent.

Congratulations mto both of you, great team work here! :) Two great placements in a row Bob! That ain’t bad...

Congratulations to both of you!!!
You've earned it!

Hello to two talented people!!!! Wonderful, wonderful work!!!! I congratulate you both! Sincerely, Marilyn

Congrats on 1st place. Wonderful poem and an even better image. Nicely done!

Congrats on a great entry and for winning the contest. A+ job!!!!

Congratulations BOTH of you, a very well presented project. (Do I sound like a teacher!!!!)lol.
cheers Al.

I love that poem...what an awesome interpretation. WELL DONE!

Very, very, Nice. The image speaks volumes. Great work!

It's so rich and lovely ;) Great work.

Thanks you all very much for the congrats, and kind words.Very much appreciated.Joost.

congrats to both of u. very nice work , well deserved. :~)

Excellent! Crisp sharpness, golden colors - really fitting the poem - beautiful composition and an ominous uncertainty about the road ahead as its colors fade and get darker and darker in the distance. (Could there be a Nazghul lurking on the way?)

I'm normally very wary of this poem, as it's so commonly misinterpreted as an inspirational piece about taking the hard road, whereas it's just more of Frost's bitterness. <:

But whether you look at it through the eyes of inspiration -- those eyes that ignore lines such as "Though as for that, the passing there / Had worn them really about the same" and "I shall be telling this with a sigh" -- or through the eyes of Frost, hearing it in Frost's voice, this picture speaks wonders. Great interpretation.

Great job to a great poem.
Congratulations.

Beautiful interpretation. This is one of my favourite poems; it's nice to see it interpreted with such skill.

I think i'm in over my head HERE. I'm not as intelligent has you all are, so please forgive me and my lack of words. I think your photograph is so beautiful, I wish I had your eye and ability.

Very mysterious image. Would be interesting to see it without the frame that in my opinion takes a little too much attention. But its a great image anyhow. Well Done!

Wonderful image and my favorite poem to top it off with. Excellent work. An idea I had is to have the text in faded letters in the picture, but this is just as effective. Into my fav's and a 10/10.

This is a true beauty. The manipulation is worth looking more than once.