A memory escaped me, like many of its nature: a to b etc

And so it goes; some gaps close as the journey progress while others grow wider as ditches are dug:) Lepp.

g'mornin That it does, Grace. I guess one should be wary of carrying a shovel on such journeys :) muchly appreciate your presence and words  

As I read, and re`read
I envision a couple
taking a stroll through life
that will eventually
lead them on different paths
either to happiness or heartbreak;

forked road
I interpret as the Devil
meddling
because that`s what he likes
to do, what he`s meant to do;

the motto [to me]
don`t veer into temptation,
stay on the path of the righteous,
but god`damn how that path
to wickedness is often so un`avoidable ...

An excellent observation, Craic
so thought provoking
in the littlest of words ...

 

Hullo, Lady a very decent vision with an open ended end. speaking for myself, my devil is me. a man with a shovel and an affinity to wicked. I like your motto also. though words like righteous scare me a little heh heh I also like you've dropped in and left your thought prints, and thank you for both

I'm wondering about the first line, whether it would be of benefit to swap it around so it reads "again, where it was"

Just something that I was thinking of in terms of flow when I read it. It's a fantastic visual though - so desperate, the separation. Hope they were worth holding on to.

Thanks for sharing.

Hullo to you thanks most muchly, I've made a preliminary change so far but might whack the first word out of it too inna bit, innit apprciate you dropping by, Lady

i like your shift in shorter poems, hope you continue. I agree with miss sub's suggestion, swapping those words does read more fluid.

I find that shorter poems work best with word economy. Don't fill the gaps with words, despite how tempting it may be. With that being said, i would even make the first line shorter than it is. Something along the lines of:
again,
the road forked

Hullo and thank you very much, Ophie. you make a lot of sense. I have a habit of trying to fill gaps again, the road forked works well. I may even take out the again. thought it was important at first, but I think it's omittence might not be as bad as I first susspected many thanks for your support and advise, Lady. muchly appreciated

One of our most difficult experiences in life...struggling to accept the fact that, inevitably---from time to time--there will be  special individuals, whom were meant to share our pathway for such a short while.And yet...even when the journey leads them away, they remain close within the sorted boxes of safe-kept memories--the bitter-sweet ones..  

Mo chara....with so few words, you have not only captured the essence of poignant sadness, but also the wistful longing of just such a memory. ( and right now...this one resonates personally).  

Your postings have been missed!

Good evening to you, Enchanted one you speaketh the truth. experiences are difficult enough and there is much merit in acceptance special individuals are few and far between.  you, for example are very special so quite rare among humans go raibh maith agut

Mo Chara chotha`imid...you have touched my heart with your gracious words. So deeply honored.....go raibh mille maith agut

And such is life...

Hello ah yes, I see you've managed to whitte my essay down to four words. could probably lose the and though. on the one hand I'm outraged you'd come here and up-step me like that but on the other hand I'm delighted you came in here and up-stepped me :D all seriousness aside though, thanks muchley for dropping in and leaving your thoughts

....makes you wonder where exactly did the gap begin, and could it be filled with resolution..😘

Hello, dear lady of the droplets I see what you did there and thank you for doing it. also thank you for your presence and words :)

This reminds me of "The Road Less Travelled" by Robert Frost. You've written a surprisingly deep and complex poem, for one so short and sweet, if you know what I mean. It implies so much emotion and history through the single metaphor of the forked road.

Small thing: in the title, "it's" shouldn't have an apostrophe because it's being used in a possessive context (as opposed to an abbreviation of "it is").

Hullo I used to write "its" too much cos I didn't understand it. nowadays I type it's too much because I don't understand it. ..that's to to say, if I think about it I can understand it ..I'm not swimming with the dolphins just yet. but I mostly get it backwards ...as do you I suppose, in a roundabout way heh heh *hat tip*

First-class bum sex joke, old boy! *doffs hat*

Wow an interesting picture painted here. The hardest decisions have to be made

Hullo, Lena. I keep missing comments,  sorry bout this one, your presence and thoughts are much appreciated with that in mind, thanks most muchley for your presence and thoughts *hat tip*

This I enjoyed Kexby

Hillo pleased it proved enjoyable, Kexby. also that you chose to drop by and leave thoughts cheers man

Loved it! Who says comedy does not belong in poetry... Was it the shortness of the arms, or, the care free holding?

Fabulous

Hello

and belated thanks n welcomes to you, plus opoligies for not catching your comment sooner.

this truly touched my soul in a deep and faithful kind of way..

such light was needed

Hello and welcome back :),

always a pleasure to see you around this way, lady. many thanks for your presence and words

beautiful !

Hullo

belated thanks for stoping by and leaving your thoughts. muchly appreciate

I think I just discovered a new favorite.
I like it short and sweet.
Thanx
A.

Hullo

muchly happy it pleases you, lady. thanks for your eyes and thoughts    

the sad seperation of ways..... once people are together next minute they are moving miles away from each other.. i like this poem.. so much said in so few words..

Hullo, Lady

sad yeah, p'raps can be a rebirth/ new journey too ..or some other silver lining cliche

Much thanks to you for stopping by and leaving your thoughts

*hat tip*