'No Regrets' Poem by John Yaws

No regrets? I only wish!
I have a few, I guess.
Choices that I've made and rued-
While partaking of life's quest.

Places that I've never seen-
Folks I haven't met.
Quite a few encounters-
I would just as soon forget.

"Time and tide await no man"-
I've found that to be true.
I mourn the time I've wasted,
And the things I didn't do.

I envy much the thrice-blessed man-
That soul I've never met…
Who can look you in the eye and say-
"My friend, I've no regrets."