Francine Roberts Poet Couplet

If I Could Go Back

If I could go back to a much younger me
and tell her about all the things that she'll see.

The things I should change and the things I should not.
The things that I've lost, the things I've still got.

The me of sixteen was insecure and shy.
Would she believe what's to come, would she think it a lie.

Nothing turned out the way that she thought
but some battles were won. They were hard fought.

Some things that happened, they were worth the pain.
Many others, well those, I'd not do again.

She had stars in her eyes, the sixteen year old me.
Maybe it's best if I just let it be.



~~ 13/12/2012 ~~

for David Williams "Hello/Goodbye" contest

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Poet Destroyer A January 8, 2013 at 4:27 PM Francine, sometimes moving on is the best.., Congratulations with your winning poem in David's awesome contest.. pd

Debbie Guzzi January 6, 2013 at 5:41 PM What happens to us makes us who we are...Congrad's on your win Light & Love

Bukang Liwayway January 5, 2013 at 4:16 AM Congratulations on your win friend Francine!! Good day! :)

Ndaba Sibanda January 1, 2013 at 12:34 PM Congratulations! Wishing you a Happy New Year!

Len Gasun January 1, 2013 at 7:42 AM My hearty congratulations on your super win and great write my dear Francine! .. Happy New Year, too! love/hugs, Leonora

David Williams December 31, 2012 at 4:29 PM Francine congrats on your win, thanks for entering...David

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl December 31, 2012 at 2:15 PM Big congrats Francine love, and all the best for the new year xx

Bidyut Bikash Brahma December 27, 2012 at 10:22 PM Wow! i liked it

Joyce Johnson December 27, 2012 at 9:51 PM Great entry, Francine. Yes I ahve been trying to enter and I get that error message. I tried to email Soup and I got the error message there too. So I don't know what to do. Joyce

Anne-Lise Andresen December 23, 2012 at 2:22 PM Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Christmas Greetings on your poetry. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl December 21, 2012 at 11:37 AM Love this Francine xx

Linda-Marie Sweetheart December 21, 2012 at 5:07 AM great stuff Francine and on behalf of my wife thank you for choosing her entry as a winner. she is doing much better and sends her love and we both wish you and yours a Merry Christmas/Happy New Year.

Sara Kendrick December 21, 2012 at 4:58 AM Reads like a winner..Thanks for the honor of being in your winners' list..I hope that you got a chuckle out of the work..Yes, if we could go back and know what we know now we could change for the better or could we?..We won't be able to know that will we?..Thanks again for the placement in the contest...Sara Sara Kendrick December 21, 2012 at 4:59 AM Thanks for stopping by to let me know..Sara

Richard Lamoureux December 20, 2012 at 7:05 PM ah to be sixteen again! If we were it would not matter who would show up at our door, we probably wouldn't listen. Great poemFrancine.

Andrea Dietrich December 18, 2012 at 7:26 PM francine, this is how I SHOULD have done MINE but I think I told more than I should have and I am wondering if i dare post mine or not. maybe tomorrow. How did Honey work out for you? I got my Christmas cat just today. It's been six months since I had to get rid of Lilah, who was using my downstairs as a toilet. This new cat is black as night and at the other house where I got her from, she was super friendly, so I have high hopes. Wish me luck. LUv, Andrea

Robert Johnson December 18, 2012 at 3:25 PM Thanks for the heads up Francine. My bad! :) Yesterday and let it be. Hmmm? I guess that's why he wrote those songs. Hope you have a peace filled christmas.

John Loving Iii December 17, 2012 at 4:00 PM if i could go back one day and remember the scores from all the games.....

Anne-Lise Andresen December 17, 2012 at 12:41 PM A chance we never will get ..... but, if I could ..... - good poem for the contest Francine, good luck! *** - Wishing you and everyone you love a nice Christmas. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)

Jancarl Campi December 14, 2012 at 10:19 PM A great poem. Yes, just let it be.

Ilene Bauer December 14, 2012 at 7:39 PM very perceptive and well-written!

Audrey Haick December 14, 2012 at 11:54 AM A nostalgic beauty with a touch of sadness, Francine. Still, it's all a part of living. Excellent work as always..Best of luck in David's contest. Miss you. Hope all is well and you were only taking a little break from Soup. Always, Annalise

The Situation December 14, 2012 at 10:04 AM I wouldn't change a thing. Not even losing April. I know this is how God wanted it to be so for that I'm grateful.