The Error of My Ways

My rendition of my inner self.Graphite on canvas.

 

Every sweet life flowers golden

mixing old colors in with the new

Creating a wonderful child each time

of a mixed ever changing hue

 

My life has been both heartache

along by spirits of love in rain

Tossed up around and foundered

with the dreams I cannot attain

 

As I recall the lost soft beauty

of aching spirits in still delight

I looked to God's sweet Heaven

with thoughts that stir the night

 

For life's time waits on none of us

it masters fate with earnest callous

Caring for none in favored mercy

helping not whom it shows malice

 

But I shall have known wisdom

with his brother mighty pain

As my friends they so haunt me

with joys I'll never know again

 

I walked the earth so emboldened

in my brazen younger days

That I missed chances so golden

for the poor error of my ways

 

 

Author's Note

I'm sure given the same circumstances and life. I would do the same things again. Such is the truth of humanity. We do not think much on the truths of life until we are made to. If only we could live life backwards. I think I would like to be Benjamin Button.
Tate

Reviews

[Stacey]

This is a very tender verse....and again BRAVO on song choice:) Time waits for no one is so very true, when you added "it masters fate with earnest callous" you set the tone of this write beautifully. All the times we hurt, hurt another or tumble and fall on our path I think is what makes the rest of our journey a wonderful ride and pleasant to the soles of our feet. I would love go back in time and right some wrongs, but then again if I did not have those experiences I would not be the wise woman I am today. Wonderful write!

[Ali_Avery~7]

Its true!! I have done so many stupid things in life that I knew I shouldn't do, but if I had a chance to change that, I would just pass it up and keep things the way they are. Don't ya just love life haha :} anyways... Great write, I love it

-QG

[A.r. Bazian]

how foolish are our ways... of youth and patterns of gray scaled judgments... my time here is short... whithering fast... but i've had my share!
this is amazing

[Poeticpiers]

We only learn by experience Tate. Pain and pleasure are excellent teachers. We learn to avoid pain and seek pleasure.All we can do do is attempt to maintain a balance between the two. I think regret more the things I did not do than those i did that should not have done.Opportunities that I missed through fear of taking a chance.
Temptations I resisted successfully but in doing so hurt someone else. The only sin I recognise is harming another deliberately. I am well along on my journey through this life and if my epitaph was written he did more good than harm I should rest content

[Katie L]

well written

[Katie]

You are so wise about life and love, I feel in this piece it shows nothing but creative goodness! :)

[Elaine]

I like how this tells us to live everyday to it's fullest. A lot of things teach us that in life, especially death which i am fimaliar with. Great write as always.

[JENY]

everybody can pick up…
such tales tinted with a sense of loss…..
you put it down in a poem……
and it is really nice…..
great...

[gimpy]

I love the poem its rely great I especialy like I walked the earth so emboldened
I walk the earth so emboldened
in my brazen younger days

That I missed chances so golden

for the poor error of my ways
rely great

[S.W.]

I always believe that with all the bad that we go through it makes us the people we are now and in turn rewards us with empathy. Really nicely written.

[Prateeksha Khot]

I have never seen you use harsh words or phrases; there is a very soft and soothing quality in all your poems. Love reading them