Going Back is Going Backward (poem) by John Michael Domino on AuthorsDen

Going Back is Going Backward
by John Michael Domino → (All Poetry by John Michael Domino)
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I thank my fellow authors for helping me to reflect on life. Our relationships with our authors in this community is priceless. My hat's off to all on Authors Den!

These days I cannot sprint or do a 220 on a track in a minute or so But... I can still go for a five mile walk if I my wife tells me, "Let's go." These days I cannot bench press 200 lbs. like I used to way back when But... I can still hold my cat up in the air and bench press him again and again! These days I cannot swim like a fish anymore or water ski with any kind of grace But... I can waddle like a whale with my grandkids and have fun almost anyplace So I have much to be thankful for but would I want to go back to my youthful days? No, because life was a crazy, confusing and back then I lived in such a daze Back then I did not know who I was or who were my friends We would laugh a lot and joke around but lacked true wisdom in the end But today I have wonderful folks who will be at my side 24/7 anyday They are there for me and I for them to give help and support in everyway So why would I want to go back to how it used to be in the past? For I love how things are now and learned that troubled times "Thank God" do not last. Amen...

Reviewed by Kathleen McDonald

Reviewed on April 12, 2014

Awesome!!! Why go back indeed. Who wants to have to thread through all that stuff all over again. Been there, done that. Move on, so much more out there to have and share.
hug
kathy

Reviewed by E Phillips

Reviewed on April 1, 2014

One of your best!

Reviewed by Myrna Badgerow

Great writing and thought process.. going back isn't my thing either..) Myrna

Reviewed by Patrick Granfors

Reviewed on March 31, 2014

Positivo!

Reviewed by Mary Cochrane

A very wonderful one John. I pray I will live to be old. Mary

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

If you want to stay in shape, get a Fat Cat to Bench Press!

Reviewed by Joy Hale

Reviewed on March 30, 2014

It is good to have had the days in our past for they prepare us to be the people we are now, but not many people would really like to go back to those days. I wouldn't want to. As we age, we hopefully become wiser, more relaxed and many times even happier.

You have a wonderfully blessed life, John and you have worked hard to get just where you are right now. Having friends at your side 24/7 is one of the greatest blessings we have as we age. We have learned to help our fellow man at every turn in life, especially those less fortunate than we are; we have sown good seed into others lives and we can now reap the bounty from that harvest. It is so true... "what goes around comes around." Good seed... good reward. Basic principles from the word of God, learned from the laps of our mothers and fathers and grand parents. A wonderful, positive and thought provoking write that will have many people taking stock of their lives... exactly what a good post should do. ***** Joy

Reviewed by Kathy Parenteau

What a very positive write, from a soul who rejoices in the gift of his life!
God is GOOD!

Brilliant!

Kathy

Reviewed by Michael Schafer

If i could go back, I'd probably make the same mistakes all over again, so I'll live for today, and look forward to tomorrow.
Well done.

Michael D.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

A wonderful, positive outlook. Those "good old days" are result of selective memory when we get older. We tend to remember the good times and forget the problems we had growing up and making it to the age we are now.

Ron

Reviewed by Jms Bell

WHAT A BLESSING IT IS TODAY TO SEE YESTERDAY FOR WHAT IT REALLY WAS; PREPARING US FOR THE VERY BEST DAYS OF OUR LIVES. EXCELLENT! I WILL KEEP THIS ONE, JOHN, AND THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Clarence Prince

Very good, John! This is just another nice poem! May you be blessed!

Reviewed by Diana Wiles

Well said John! Every age is Golden...but as we get older, the gold becomes golder in many ways...
My best wishes,
Diana...

Reviewed by Budd Nelson

forward and onward
budd

Reviewed by Jane Noponen Perinacci

Reviewed on March 29, 2014

Oh, how I can relate! Thank you for this wonderfully written piece!

Love ya!

Jane