[Newspoetry] Frosty the Poet

[sigfried at shout.net]

Bill Wendling said:
> 
> A Paraphrase:
> 
> Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
> I took the one less traveled by,
> But they reconverged later on,
> So I didn't miss out on much.
> 
> (If you care to paraphrase an odious pome by Herr Frost, please do! It's
> fun! :-) )

Robert Frost is the twentieth century's greatest poet.  The poem referred to
above is my favorite poem in the world.  I am trying to breathe deeply, set
aside my indignation at your heretical paraphrase, and transcribe the real
poem in all its sublimity below.  Unfortunately I don't have the poem with
me, so this is from memory.


          The Pi(k)e Less Taken
          ----------------------------------------------------
          Two roads diverged in a wood and I
          Had to stop and eat some pie.
          Though my heart was set on crumbled cherry,
          My horse demanded boysenberry.

          I said, "Shut up, you equine creep.
          We have miles to go before we sleep."
          My horse shut up with good horse sense,
          And that has made all the difference.


Sigfried