Everyday Poem by M.J. Lemon

Everyday

Rating: 4.9


If I could go back and
do it again I would change nothing
is something I would now never say

How well you blended
with perfection
the simplest of designs
an unassuming complexion

What others said about everyday
I accepted, a default,
without question, my plain sight
the plaything of digression

Regret remorse fault
gifts only time can impart
something now I am able to say

Thursday, January 8, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: sadness
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Dillip K Swain 10 June 2023

Appreciated the excellent comment of Kumarmani G. Top score for this wonderful poem

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M.J. Lemon 04 July 2023

Thank you so much for reading, Dillip. Always appreciated.

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Kumarmani Mahakul 06 November 2018

Regret remorse fault gifts only time can impart something now I am able to say......so touching and true. Beautiful poem amazingly shared. Thank you for posting.

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Mj Lemon 07 November 2018

Much appreciated, Kumarmani. Thank you.

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Simone Inez Harriman 26 September 2017

This poem had me thinking about regrets and I think as I have aged I no longer wish I had done things different as those thoughts are fruitless. All that we seem to have initiated in the past has not occurred in a void anyway as others have responsibility too in the choices that are made at the time. If I went back and changed a few things I wouldn't have met the love of my life or rid myself of unpleasant abusive people.

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Mj Lemon 26 September 2017

Simone, thank you so much. I do agree. But I have also found that regrets do serve a purpose. I, too, wouldn't change the past....even the negative. But I've found that regrets can help with coping with the present and maybe future. A past regret can help me make different, and hopefully better, decisions for the future.

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Bri Edwards 11 May 2017

i regret nothing! i have no remorse! ! I've never been at fault OR found fault! ! ! i lie a LOT. bri :)

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Mj Lemon 12 May 2017

Thanks, Bri....Your comment is priceless....It is poetry!

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Melvina Germain 11 October 2015

Excellent poem once again, I look back and learn but keep moving jforward thirsty for more wisdom.....10

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Mj Lemon 12 October 2015

Thank you, Melvia. And yes, learning may be the only tool that really helps us go forward.

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