Rain...

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 on 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.

I like this poem because it reminds me of my favorite poem by Patrick O'leary - Nobody Knows it but Me. They are both about taking this other road, the road that is adventurous and full of wonder and mystery. The road not ususally taken by most of the people who live on this Earth. The road that, you do not need company on - it is the journey only you can decide on. People will come along the way, some staying always, others walking out as quickly and as quietly as they came. You can bring them along for the ride, but, the choosing of the path is ultimately up to you. The path less trodden; unused and forgotten about. The path of imagination and color, full of stories and adventures that have yet to be discovered! I love this path, because here, I can always be me. People riddicule me and try to bring me down for taking this path, but, this is me. This is who I am. I love me and I love what I have chosen to take. i can live in my world without Starbucks and cell phones. And even without all that, I can go to greater heights and achieve greater things that you can only dream of. Because I'm not afraid to be different. I am unique, and I love every second of it!!

p.s. Thank your veterans today... they're fighting for you...