We go This Way But Once

This poem is about

• A road trip.

• Travellers and their co-passengers.

• A foreign land.

• The journey of life.

The poet says we can 'get more out of life' if we

• Apologise to those we have ill-treated.

• Love our co-travellers.

• Travel to a new place everywhere.

• Go back along the same road again.

When the poet says, 'We go this way but once', he means we can't

• Go back on the same road again.

• Get back the time that has gone.

• Choose the same road twice.

• Return by the same path again.

The poet thinks the journey will be 'blossomy and sweet' if we

• Stay safe and don't get hurt.

• Help those in need.

• Smell the flowers on the way.

• Eat good food

Which journey do we undertake only once?

Answer explanation

We undertake the journey of life just once.

Why can’t we go back ‘along the selfsame way’?

Answer explanation

We cannot go back along the self-same way because time that has gone does not

return.