We all make mistakes,
But don’t carry them with you
Use them in your life,
Put them down ahead of you,
Stepping stones to your future.
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Mistakes can give us experience and you cannot teach experience.
- Category: Reflection
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- Users favorite of this poem: Priya Tomar
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Good write Gold.
Thanks Orchi.
Very nicely written!!!!
Much appreciated Salvia.
Andy
If used porperly mistakes become a road to success nicely said Andy
They certainly can soren, thank you.
Andy
Most welcome Andy
Good write, Andy.
Thank you Jerry.
Andy
That's some beautiful advice. 🌹
Most kind Teddy, thank you.
Andy
There’s a quiet resolve in this tanka, Andy; the kind that doesn’t shout, but steadies the breath and straightens the spine. Its rhythm feels like walking barefoot across a river: each stone a misstep transformed, each placement deliberate, carrying you forward. The gentle imperative to “put them down ahead of you” turns regret into architecture, mapping a path that wouldn’t exist without the weight you once bore. It’s soft wisdom, but with a backbone of granite.
Thank you for your kind words Rik, much appreciated.
Andy
Most welcome, Andy 🙏🏻🕊️
now that's the attitude that resonates with me.. bright, right and positive
Thank you Nafisa, positive is my middle name.
Andy
Oh that’s great. Must also incorporate it somewhere in mine as my blood group is B+ …😁👍
Oh that’s great. Must also incorporate it somewhere w mine as my blood group is B+ …😁👍
Nice
Thank you Petra.
Andy
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