The Road Not Taken

Frost’s father, William Prescott Frost, Jr., was a journalist with ambitions of establishing a career in California, and in 1873 he and his wife moved to San Francisco.

The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

This short poem by Robert Frost is evocative because it speaks to the idea of taking risks and following one's own path. The imagery of the two roads diverging in a wood is vivid, and the line "I took the one less traveled by" is particularly memorable.