Kim Van Breda Poet Couplet

Shedding the Past

SHEDDING THE PAST

A shredding machine would come in handy
Regret simply vanish via this modus-operandi

Some people are able to never look back
Most of us ponder how we went off track

These thoughts can haunt and cripple us
Preoccupied with past—joy becomes rust

God never requests we check rear-view mirrors
Lamenting all shortcomings and imagined errors

Rest in the present looking forward with hope
Nothing in our past thwarts Gods vast scope

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Cecilia Macfarlane July 18, 2013 at 4:41 PM Kim....where can I get a past shredding machine, lol....what a concept! Excellent write! Hugs

Timothy Hicks June 16, 2013 at 12:43 AM Joy becomes rust... what a clever way to word it! Keep on moving forward and don't look back... wise advice. You are one of the most insightful poets on the site... keep posting and writing as you do! I've been a bit busy (and will only get busier for now). But I'm trying my best to catch up on my p-soup friends! You will just have to be patient with me... lol.

Poet Tacito June 14, 2013 at 10:46 AM Absolutely! Remove the layers, remove the stress and smile against high blood pressure. :) Oh how many need to heed this advice. Nicely done!