Robert Frost Auto Recovery Poem by Martin O'Neill

Robert Frost Auto Recovery

Rating: 5.0


I ponder the axle of my truck
Invisible to the naked eye
In depths of mud and water stuck
And wait for the recovery truck
Trying valiantly not to cry

I'll tell the driver, by and by
Sometime age and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood and I
Took the one less gravelled, sigh
That's what made the bloody difference

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Danny Draper 21 March 2012

Terrific funny stuff. Postmodern, foreshore! 'Shame old Frosty's not here to read this. Probably delayed with engine trouble after stopping by woods on a snowy evening, you know how he is?

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Jennifer Chalk 21 March 2012

Really enjoyed this. Do you have gravel in the truck? While you're waiting. Just a thought. I feel your despair, roads these days!

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Karen Deeks 21 March 2012

Hello Martin, to make a mistake and choose the wrong road signifies many things to many people but your facts though realistic and lain in such perfect wording makes me glad that you had a moment to conjure up this piece... I'm sorry for your trauma yet glad your muse led you up this road. Bravo. Karen

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Valerie Dohren 21 March 2012

A very humorous read Martin - presume you were taking instruction from your sat nav! !

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Patti Masterman 21 March 2012

Ah that second verse- the less gravelled road will always get you, by and by (as will the double L in certain words unaccountably not held fast by the spelling rules from olde, hehe) ..Love that last line, made me smile like a cat from Cheshire (hmm, is there a synonym poem lurking somewhere about here... ;)

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Gone Away 23 April 2012

Very smart and funny... made me laugh!

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Juan Olivarez 05 April 2012

Indeed Irreverant Robert Frost would love it indeed.

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Annette Reddy 31 March 2012

Martin this is my favourite so far! Irreverent. Annette

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Lawrence Beck 24 March 2012

This is a gem, Martin, well-written and very funny.

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Dave Walker 23 March 2012

A really fantastic poem, love the fun edge you put into some of your poems. A great write.

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