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I Regret

I regret
there is no guidebook for love
..I regret
manual to parenthood
I too regret
mistakes and anxious concerns
as you grew,I too,slow to learn
I regret
there is no guidebook for love
..I regret
manual to parenthood
I too regret
not speaking, aloud my love
..I regret
wanting, too much for you
I too regret
seeking ,what you could not see
...I regret
trying ,to make you too much like me
.. I regret
there is no guidebook for love

Copyright © Brian Strand | Year Posted 2009

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Michael Jordan Date: 7/15/2009 4:50:00 PM Brian my friend - Congratulations on placing in Christie & Sharon’s contest – I apologize I wasn’t able to congratulate you until now, God Bless, MJ Login to Reply

Christopher Higgins Date: 7/2/2009 10:49:00 AM Congrats Brian. Login to Reply

Carrie Richards Date: 7/1/2009 5:50:00 PM I loved this poem the first time I read it...it is one that I relate to very much! Congratulations, Brian on this wonderful winning entry! ~ Carrie Login to Reply

Raul Moreno Date: 7/1/2009 5:12:00 PM Brian, congrats on your success in Sharon and Christies Contest...Raul Login to Reply

David Smalling Date: 6/5/2009 6:45:00 AM I regret speaks to lost chances for good intentions ... but often enough it is not the chance that is important, it is the intention. It shows that our hearts are in the right place. In the end love makes everything right. Bravo Login to Reply

L'Nass Shango Date: 6/4/2009 5:33:00 AM Truly a profound scan of the parent trap ... we all are there ... thanks for enlightening me how to speak to it. bravo. Login to Reply

Sandra Hudson Date: 6/2/2009 7:13:00 PM Thank you Brian for the honorable mention in your last contest. I look forward to your next challenge.-AA Login to Reply

Farah Chamma Date: 6/2/2009 1:18:00 PM That's a wonderful poem...I certainly don't regret reading that =) Always, Farah Login to Reply

Carrie Richards Date: 6/2/2009 7:02:00 AM PS.....Thank you so much, Brian, for liking my sequence poem, and choosing it among your winners!! My big smile of the day! Thank you for sponsoring all your contests...it's always enjoyable to stretch my wings a bit, and tackle a new challenge! Thanks very much!! ~ Carrie Login to Reply

Carrie Richards Date: 6/2/2009 6:58:00 AM This touching poem speaks out to every parent, everywhere, who truly loves their child. It is so honest, we cannot be perfect parents, no matter how strong our love, and I suppose we will always have some regrets and make mistakes. Hopefully, doing the best we can, with what we knew at the time, will be enough. And hopefully, it's never too late to express that love. Such a heartfelt poem, Brian...this touches me. ~ Love, Carrie Login to Reply

Christopher Higgins Date: 6/1/2009 6:31:00 PM This is terrific and sad...I know the feeling of never fully living up to the potential of what others prescribed for my life...the beauty of this piece is that the voice can recognize the shortcoming and express regret before time fail to exist... Login to Reply

Sharon Winter Date: 6/1/2009 3:03:00 PM Aww, this is truly from a man who loves deeply and appreciates this love more than ever. Some regrets I believe we can all relate to. A beautiful, heartfelt write, and I sure wish they had guidebooks for love and parenting that were actually foolproof. Love, Shar Login to Reply