Y/ One Regret Poem by Aufie Zophy

Y/ One Regret

Rating: 5.0


A man on his deathbed
Here is what he said:
'I have only one regret'

'I have tried to be good,
To be as rich as I could'

Then about the regret, his voice grew quite faint:
'My regret is not to have lived more like a Saint'

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
While reading my past thoughts in my 'thoughts-book', I encountered this story in proze. It is not my own original idea but i had failed to write down its source.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi 08 February 2013

thought provoking poem! Opposites are always attractive!

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Spiritual Seeker 24 January 2013

Dear friend, your poem inspired me already! Beautifully written..a great 10.

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Malaya Roses 19 January 2013

at deathbed.... a man could have only regret for undue kindness and compassion. Material world could never help his mind, heart and soul for cosy and comfort... YOU WROTE THE THOUGHT EXCELLENTLY..! !

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Unwritten Soul 16 January 2013

Such a beautiful one, indeed a precious mind...so before we are heading the last step to the our world end, lets try the best to be the one we should be...time is still giving us a chance, will we use the chance_Soul

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Valerie Dohren 13 January 2013

A regret of many I suspect Aufie. - good one.

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