The Signpost

The ___ ___ glints ___. The ___ sun is ___,

   And the ___ weeds and the ____-dry

The dim sea glints chill. The white sun is shy,

   And the skeleton weeds and the never-dry

I read the ____. Which ___ shall I go?

  A voice says: “___ would not have ____ so

  At ____.” Another voice ____ with ____

  Says: “At twenty you ____ you had ____ been ____

I read the sign. Which way shall I go?

  A voice says: “you would not have doubted so

  At twenty.” Another voice gentle with scorn

  Says: “At twenty you wished you had never been born

he ____ to know what ____ be

  To be ____ by this ____ post. “___ shall ___”

he wished to know what t’would be

  To be sixty by this same post. “You shall see”

What ____ happens, it must ____.

   A _____ of earth to ____ all

What ever happens, it must befall.

   A mouthful of earth to remedy all

And if there be a ___ in that ____

   ‘Twill be the ____ to ____

And if there be a flaw in that heaven

   ‘Twill be the freedom to wish

With a ___ man of any ____, down to a ____

  ____ upright out in the air

  Wondering _____ he shall _____, O ____?

With a poor man of any sort, down to a king

  Standing upright out in the air

  Wondering where he shall journey, O where?

Structure

2 stanza poem (1=10lines, 2=20lines), AABBCCDD coupled rhyme scheme which forces structure and prolongs resolution, varying lines and phrases which represent the shifting perspectives contain a lot of enjambement which creates a contemplative and conversational nature, cyclical structure marking endless decisions. Metrics are iambic but irregular giving a structured tone with interrupted pauses for thought. Two voices of reason that represent the past and future selfs of the speaker. In the first stanza the narrative switches from purely descriptive to first person