What an absolutely wonderful poem, Lori!

If I didn't know better, I'd speculate you're near eighty for how else but with a lifetime of living can one own such a depth of understanding about the regrets of time spent "wallflowering."

My reading tells me that the most dominant complaint of persons reposing on their death bed is not regret for what they did but regret for what they would have liked to have done but didn't.
In lyric verses, you've expressed a lifetime's remorse.

It's been a long time since I've reviewed such a profound truth draped in such a unique and insightful offering.

Brilliant!
Richard

Very clever poem, Lori -- time, time, time, it runs out so quickly. What a brilliant way to make that point.
Love,
CJ

You forgot the...hic!:)But the message is there. Well done.

Victor Farrell

Thanks for the reminder, Lori - that time is short - we should grab it by the horns and dance and sing while we can! Another beautiful and profound write, Lori!

God bless,

Sandie.

Unique and really good. :-) ~~Nordette

Excellent.

hello Lori, hope you're doing ok, this poem takes me to my adventures now. I try real hard to take advantage of my time, and not take life for granted anymore so I won't have to say, when....... great poeming

Lori,

So sad when time so slowly expires. Well written.

Loved this.

Uniquely done and expressive in emotion and meaning, Lori. Thank you for sharing this gift. Love and peace to you.

Regis

Reminds me of good ol Joni Mitchell: "Don't it always seem to go..." doubtless you don't need ME to fill you in, here! Thing is, we never seem to LEARN do we, and our own catalogue of regrets sounds upon our soul as if no-one else had ever experienced the like. Each and every one gutting though, that's for sure. Neat and "poetically" expressed. TY Kate xx

You have an excellent creative mind..
When, oh next day or two...
Happy to read your work....

Creatively refreshing, Lori! I like! I like!

Excellent style & wonderful tempo with poignant content.

Beautifully written. If we aren't motivated when we have the time, then there is no reason for regrets.

Wonderfully reflective and the ending is perfect, I have used fade outs in song lyrics but not in poetry but this was quite effective,

Felix

wh ell writ ten!!

Love Tinka

Yes time consumes all and one
must make the best of what we
have. No times for regrets. ;)
Very powerful piece!

This is such a very poignantly expressed thought, Lori. Full of meaning.

The ending was very well-expressed of the regrets that which should have been. A very creative write, Lori! I enjoyed this piece.

Sandie May Angel a.k.a. Sandie Angel :o)

You grabbed my heart and nearly ripped it out here, Lori... only because I can SO identify. It's all so true and so heartbreakingly sad. Dawn

Excellent write. very well versed. emphatic!
TX

This is excellent, Lori. Why do we put off our own happiness and fulfillment? Is it because we are afraid of being softened by love and joy? We wait until it is too late then all we have are regrets. Wise and honest write.
Take care,
Sherry

Your poem "When" moved me so much. So much of wisdom in these verses.

Abdi-Noor

Hopefully we can survive llong enough to correct our past mistakes. good study of lost opportunity.

W.



Yuppers time surly don't wait. The cemetery is proof of that.

Like the skip along rhyme to this.



So Lori and Andrea are back in town.

Skool 'olidays over.

Lori! Wow! this is like a blow to the solar plexus! Superb write of
past blunders coming back to smack us with what we let get away!

Eileen