Promptly Poetry Challenge 2022-23

Left or right? [Week 13 entry]

Left or right?


It matters not at all which path I choose,
as journey's end for each is hid by time
and none can claim, "Bear right, or else you'll lose!";
it's left for wand'rers all to simply climb
the rocky trails of life through grit and grime.
And when at last life's end comes into sight
and thoughts of final rest are most sublime,
I can but hope that I've done naught but right,
so if my written path one should peruse
they'll find no acts requiring excuse.



Prompt / Form Note ▼

Prompt: Your poem should be inspired by this prompt word: CHOICES
Form Note: A decuain is a 10 line poem on any subject. The 10-syllable lines are written in iambic pentameter and the form offers 3 different rhyme schemes. This one uses ababbcbcaa.