When we think back,
Think back of the life we have led
So many things are seen.
Those of which we are proud,
Those which we are not.
And then we see other things
Where the though comes to our mind,
“I can’t believe that I did that”
When we did things
We thought we never could.
Remember though that is so much better
Than to look back on lifer and say,
“I wish that I did that”
That will leaving regrets within us.
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Just thinking back again.
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Good write Gold.
I regret 1066 though - heehee. Wish I had not turned up - as everyone wishes now! lol.
So true Orchi, you should have waited for me in the The Battle Inn as I asked you so that I could have a watered down pint after the battle.
Andy
How quickly the future becomes the past... So many way to say Carpe Diem... this is bittersweet to us seniors... but today I rode my bike in a howling hurricane-induced storm just for the thrill and finished the day watching the little smudge of the comet though my binoculars as it vanishes more and more quickly every night... Seize the day!
So true jarcher54 and in my life there is a great deal of past but as I awake each morning I know the new day will always be a good one.
Andy
I think it's a question of coming to terms with our stage of life. Fortunately life's ups and down give us the wherewithall to accept our failings along side those things which are pleasing. I still get the creeps from some situations i put myself in or put my foot in. I get nightmares sometimes about a job i did for three years in my late twenties.
I wish this virus would get fixed so i can start a few new memories rather than watch repeats of 'last of the summer wine'
True d a we have the power at our age to come to terms with our lives, yes we have regrets but we are still here and each new day has new hope for us.
Andy
ANGELA HERE - GOOD MONDAY UNCLE ANDY ! Thanks for Video & Poem. Love BORODIN (a fine CHEMIST) ! The music is nostalgic & complements the Ode.
Although im only 32 *There are regrets Ive had a few -
but then again too few to mention*
In my short life the Joys have so far greatly eclipsed the Sads !
I read today that CROQUET was an Olympic Sport in 1900 ! Only the French entered and won all the medals. There was only ONE Spectator ~ SHAME ! We*re not posting today - but please check *NOT GOING OUT* It was posted yesterday as both a POEM & A FUSION - THANKS !
Blessings & Peace to You & Yours
Love Angela & Brian & Smokey !
The joys in life ALWAYS outweigh the sadness, keep looking forward.
Andy
A wise write Andy - - thinking back to regrets can only bring negative pain - but recalling happy times endorses the positive.
Very true Fay, the happy times are always there for us.
Andy
regret will never remember me, so I too choose: to forget
travelling light, to that blank canvas of future possibility's: that await me
That blank canvas is there for you to fill with the wonder of new life L.B.
Andy
Very true. Regret not love wasted, but love unshared.
Thank you bbb, thank you.
Andy
Oh so true, GF60. Many things to remember and many to try and forget.
Really liked your straight forward talk.
Does anyone ever achieve total satisfaction with how they lived their life? I think we all wonder what if.
Great post. Loved it. - Phil A.
Thank you Phil, yes "What if...?" the most unanswered question in our lives.
Andy
Hi Andy
A wonderful ✍ write.
Live each day of your day to the full.
Keep writing ✍ and safe durkng these difficult times.
FineB
Thank you FineB, I always live each day to the full and alwasy will do.
Andy
I often think "I can't believe that I did that!" and sometimes the tone is good, sometimes not so much! But some day I will look back and regret very little?
So true Melissa, the good always outweighs the bad.
Andy
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