The Road Less Traveled
By Charles Hanson Towne
1940

In a purple and gold brochure celebrating the official opening of the King George VI Highway, held Wednesday, October 16, 1940 at Peace Arch Park’s international boundary, was an untitled poem. Edited, it was cast into verse form and given the title, “The Road Less Traveled.”

I like a road that wanders straight;
The King’s Highway is fair.

And lovely are the sheltered lanes
That take you here and there.

But best of all I love a road
That leads to God knows where.