Paths less taken, Assumptions and Edumakayshun.

You might think, because you speak English, and, er, went to school last century that you'd have an appreciation of "Poetry".

After all, you attended something called 'English' on the timetable three or maybe four times per week. (were they 40 min periods? I digress).

Part of English edumakayshun, was pomes. Once you'd failed to conjugate verbs (or whatever it was we did), the teacher would often need to spoil some classic poems, simply by analysing them. To death.

Reading poems, or even playing Poetable should be about getting the flow of the work - and working it out that way. Sure, the poet might have been on the verge of doing away with himself - and/or producing some of his most heart-felt work. But no need to get these details clouding the feeling of actually experiencing the poetry. Or is there?

This is all a bit like seeing the music videos for a lot of my fav 80's formative songs [that I still can recite].. (a bit like good poems, come to think of it!) But show me the video, and they suddenly become strange, and something I don't know anymore. In fact, I've stopped seeking them out, and almost avoid the video if I have never seen it. But I digress. Again.

The classic 'A path less travelled' came up in discussion recently, and it appears we all got it wrong! It's not about the smaller path at all. (I forget what its actually about - but you'll have to search that out for yourself. IF you want to ruin that poem too.)

Here's a perfect avo - because, why not. Whichever half you choose, it will still be good.

Side note: is it worse cutting into an avo before its ready and wasting it, or after its pretty much over?

Answers on a post card only please.

Oh, and thanks Martin for the path photo which prompted all this ...