January 08th, 2026

The Road Not Taken
by Robert Frost

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 that 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.

It's one of my favorite poems and I thought to share it with you. It strikes me as appropriate for the beginning of a new year. May peace, beauty, and courage be yours in 2026 and always.