Tag Archive | regrets
Be smart, and avoid my mistake
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Just before I went on a three-week holiday, I thought I’d change my plan with WordPress. Big mistake. With three weeks of sporadic internet service, I was unable to check-in with my blog on a regular basis. But on one of the few days I was able to connect,…
Emer regrets what is past
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
The girl she was is no more, Her past, a scattering of driftwood on an empty strand. He took the easy laughter and the wisdom of her words And gave her back the same, Honey-coated and bright as the sun. But love to him was conquest and nights beneath…
River and the tide
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
River runs its ceaseless course From yesterday until the end of days. We stand on the brink above the tossing waves And watch the way the dappled sunlight plays. Waiting for the call that never comes The beckoning to leap into the dance We hover undecided while the tide…
Rendez-vous
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
I got there first to see you arrive Not wanting to show you my thoughts’ disarray. After all of this time you replied to my mails First sign of regret since you went away. I sat at the back and watched as you searched Your familiar poise, the set…
She listens to his cajoleries
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
I let you take me by the hand To follow where you led “I’ll share my dreams with you,” you said, “If you follow where I tread.” “I have dreams of my own,” I said, “A thousand sights I’d see.” You said, “I’ll show you marvels If you choose…