Strange it is to find out too late.That the ones we love, loved us as well. And in looking at us saw themselves. When I was young everyone over 30 was an idiot.The older I got. The smarter they seemed. And the more foolish I felt. The one thing my father said to me that I never forgot was this."Son my father never gave up on me I won't give up on you."
Thank you Dad
Tate
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ohh my friend ,i really dont hate that winding road..i put something like that on my avatar..i meant it
you should not be sorry for the follies you fed..at the time it was the best thing fit your mind could work out
lucky for me i got wise at early age..still off course there were much to regret
i always thought old age was age of the wise and i tried to play it well
through weaknesses and strengths i took my steps so careful
i dont think i would unwind those roads for really its not that nice what i would see
i think i ve seen the best of it all..there are regrets but not of me
there are regrets and bitterness of others who just could not see
even if they lived longer than that very old oak tree
lovely write..
Sometimes, in an effort to avoid past errors, we might just end up making those same mistakes, but in a different ways... Looking back at your past always brings back memories you sometimes would not want to try remembering... it feels strange and quite scary sometimes when our parents leave us to grow up on our own but sometimes, it is the best else you would not have made some mistakes and learn some things the hard way. i believe some of those mistakes you made have taught you to be the best father you can be to your kids. Good write Tate! I enjoyed every bit of your write. :)
A fantastic tribute, I guess to your own 'Father' oh' and how true your words here are and strangely enough particularly for me here today (it is Fathers Day here too in England) and regrettably only five days away from the first anniversary of my own dear Father moving on "hopefully to a better place"
I also agree entirely with your introductory authors note & by the way Cat Stevens 'Father & Son' tends to make me cry whenever I hear it, but perhaps understandably, even more so today.
looking back is always so heavy specially if its still the same pain that never weathered... getting older makes you wiser, a better man than before...
i like the wisdom on this, yes... never take life as an easy thought.... we must do what we thought is just right...not too little and not too over the top....
our life is a cycle... what was before may comeback the same but in a different way in percieving the situation...
this poem talks a very strong compassion....
great work!
thank you is your father still living.?in the states today is fathers day
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yes... i only have my father... yup it's the same in our country... but not here where i currently l.. read moreyes... i only have my father... yup it's the same in our country... but not here where i currently live in... happy fathers day mr. Tate... and your welcome :)
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Thank you I am fortunate my son lives with me and never forgets fathers day
When we are young we are not so aware of conscience, unless we are given a good foundation and are taught respect then often we become a bit unruly. All we can do in retrospect is to learn from it.. not dwell on it because then it eats us up and brings us down...
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11 Years Ago
Yea the older i get the more i9 trust my own version of events and priorities
We waste so much energy on regret. Eventually we realize that those before us often did the best they could, and we in turn can only do the same. A thoughtful and well constructed piece, Tate.
I agree wholeheartedly i once told my daughter that i did the best i could.However i am only a young.. read moreI agree wholeheartedly i once told my daughter that i did the best i could.However i am only a young man and it really was a game of guessing. Using our best judgement and taking a risk. To that she was dumbfounded lol "Well thats just great so i am an experiment to you" LOL "Well yes in a way I use my best judgement however i am really only guessing" Oh Great she said i ought to just raise myself it would be better for me." Have a go at it I said lol
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Lol! She may just be the wisest of all!
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well she is getting her masters this year in psychology and has known that she would do so since she.. read morewell she is getting her masters this year in psychology and has known that she would do so since she was 8 yrs old I guess in comparison i feel like the dumb one
Hi Pete Thank you for stopping by I am sort of weeding the garden tonight and tweaking old works of .. read moreHi Pete Thank you for stopping by I am sort of weeding the garden tonight and tweaking old works of mine thank you
How looking back across our days leaves us too often haunted... seeing decisions that cut into our hearts and minds... Regrets... how horrid that we can undo nothing we have ever done.
Tate, I think most of us can look back at their lives and say the same thing..So many times as we grow and learn..we turn WRONG instead of RIGHT..the thing is..you are one taht can see that in yourself..not many can or do..Greaat piece of work..love Katihe
There is no way of going back. Perhaps the foolish things we did, the wrongs we committed, were meant to be. And there is no way of knowing that either.
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