WISHING

lasergraph

 

When I was just a youngster,

I wished that I was old,

So I could do what I wanted,

And not what I was told.

 

Then as I got older

And school got in the way,

I wished it was the weekend,

And wished the days away.

 

 Then as I aged a bit,

And work would fill my day,

I again wished for the weekend

And wished those days away.

 

Well now I am finally older,

And I don't see things the same.

No wishing days away for me,

I Just enjoy what still remain.

 

I see with new perspective,

All those days that have past,

And I wish I had them back again,

They went away far too fast.

 

(c) 2016 Edward York

  • Author: lasergraph (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 5th, 2017 15:24
  • Comment from author about the poem: Just a bit more reflection, something I do a lot of these days.
  • Category: Reflection
  • Views: 60
  • User favorite of this poem: Accidental Poet.
Get a free collection of Classic Poetry ↓

✔ Receive the ebook in seconds ✔ 50 poems from 50 different authors


Comments6

  • Michael Edwards

    I rarely look back but how I would like back all those days - there is so much I still want to do despite my ancient frame - love the poem.

  • LM1005

    I've often thought as a child how I wished I were an adult, and now being an adult I wish youth back.

  • myself and me

    "And I wish I had them back again,
    They went away far too fast."
    Me too. Feel the same way.
    Nice writing.

    • lasergraph

      Time has a way of teaching us if we can to learn. Thank you.

    • Accidental Poet

      Great poem lasergraph. I remember when I was in my teen years, I couldn't imagine being 40 or older. It seemed so very far away. I wasted my time on the present, unaware of how fast the time would pass. Now I'm fast approaching 61 and I'm always looking in that rear view mirror it seems. The things I did or didn't do and why. But...the past is a great teacher of life. ; )

      • lasergraph

        I am 66. The days fly by like a rocket and I just think of all the time I wasted through my life. Wisdom doesn't come because you know everything, it comes because you have made all the mistakes.

        • Accidental Poet

          Which must make us both wise men. ; )

          • 1 more comment

        • FredPeyer

          Love your great, well written poem very much lasergraph. At 69 I know from personal experience what you are so eloquently talking about. While I do remember the good things from the past, I am looking forward to the next 30 years!

          • lasergraph

            I am just behind you at 66 but I find I am doing much more reflecting as the days behind me pile up.

            • FredPeyer

              To be honest, I do think more about the past now than I did through my 40's and 50's. Now that the kids are grown, gone, married....more time to myself.

              • 1 more comment

            • Goldfinch60

              Good write and very true but I had a good life and will go on enjoying my ageing years.



            To be able to comment and rate this poem, you must be registered. Register here or if you are already registered, login here.