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)

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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 ..

[White Ink]

Haha oh i enjoyed reading this. Cheers!

[Mama Topaz]

How fun!!!!

[Cherrie Palmer]

lol well trade Monty in for Benny Hill , not that any of the kids here now who either one of them are.