A Walk in Deep Green Wood

Which way do I go?

Two roads there were in deep green wood

I knew not which to choose

So I scratched my groggy head

And took a shot of booze

 

Left or right, I didn’t know

But wanted to be fair

And so that whiskey bottle

I tossed into the air

 

It landed pointing somewhat left

And gave so-so direction

To the path that was the best

Or close enough, I reckon

 

Stumbling down that grassy way

I fired up my ol’ bong

But when I saw the zombie horde

I knew I'd chosen wrong

 

Hey, you zombies, go away

And do not eat my brain

I meant to take the other path

Not dead meat lover's lane

 

A gruesome dinner, I became

And soon the lights went off

I swear the one who ate the most

Looked like Robert Frost

Author's Note

I don't know what's wrong with me. Too much Monty Python, I guess.

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Well Sam you brought both Monty Python and Robert Frost to the fore with this write. I am a fan of both. So faced with that division in the road and not being sure which direction to take, a swig of the hard stuff helps? I enjoyed this zombie write and it's gruesomeness :)

Chris

[Samuel Dickens]

Thank you, Chris. Sure... hard stuff always helps us make good decisions. (I'm lying)

[Cryingkate]

Hmm I;d say the moral of the story is never take a left hand turn.
It's a neat fun one. So glad I read it. Thank You

[J. K. Beach]

Sam--

I thought, for three lines, that you had started channeling our Mr. Frost, then Bam! You played the booze card and I knew, instantly, that it was going to be a bumpy road ahead. I laughed so hard reading this! Your form and rhyme are well suited to the subject and made for a most enjoyable read.

And I thought you only wrote stories, hah! Welcome to the dark side--the zombie zone!

[Samuel Dickens]

Thanks, JK. Yeah, I'm not much of a poet but do write a few. Mostly, they're silly like this one.

[Angi]

Ha! This made me laugh my *ss off! Love, love. Angi~

[Samuel Dickens]

Heh-heh, mission accomplished. Thanks, Angi.

[Angi]

Ya had me at zombies. I have fallen victim to that show. It is my one TV indulgence. I cannot wait till October.

[Samuel Dickens]

You and Tommy, both.

[...]

Loved it! Very fun and creative, sir :)

[bob, small b. aka invs]

maybe there's a reason the road less taken is less taken. i loved this one. i think it's the only zombie poem i've ever given a good review.

[Rick Puetter]

Humm...Monty Python? I don't seem to remember any zombies there. Maybe my memory is failing me.

Still, this was enjoyed. Yes, seems like the wrong path was chosen. Perhaps you should have stood a bit longer to look down each path, I guess, to avoid the path less traveled by zombies. I think that might have made all the difference. You never know!

Clever, Sam.

My very best regards,

Rick

[Samuel Dickens]

Thanks, Rick. It may have been MP's "Cannibalism in the Royal Navy" skit that lulled me in that direction.

[Mark]

(footnote to earlier review:
I've never yet met a man who let the whiskey bottle choose his direction who came to a good end!...and...I have a little Frost-y plagiarism to my credit as well. You may wish to examine "A Frosty Conundrum" .)

[Samuel Dickens]

Thanks, Mark. I looked for "A Frosty Conundrum", but couldn't find it.

[Mark]

Sam, I am flabbergasted! I have spent the last forty minutes, since reading your comment searching for that piece on my c-drive, documents folders, memory stick! I cannot believe I never posted it! I will correct that today or tomorrow, and the first RR goes to you! What a rude surprise!

[Samuel Dickens]

My RR thingy is never on, so you'll need to message me.

[Marie]

I thought of Robert Frost right away.But you let a whisky bottle choose your path...and that made all the difference...

[John Jackson (El Juero)]

Zinger on that last line. Bet the diners got a little buzzed, too.

[J.J. NIGHTINGALE]

Hey, I'd like to see a good zombie now and then .. lol .. .. Robert Frost ..lol .. Nahh ..

You are fun ... Jasmine ..