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Three Good Men

In my foolish young adult years,
three good men came along,
but their eyes brimmed with tears.
God must of sent them,
offering me love's redemption.
Not realizing they were gifts to me,
like mystic trains sent away to
wend on another journey.



The summer moon's love bathes me
in her eternal silvered glow,
upon my bed dreaming of happiness
I let go.
I do long for youth again,
to say I'm sorry for wounding them.
Was I rejecting love or myself,
placing their hearts on a shelf.

Forgive me, please,
as I age with unease.
Three good men with souls of gold,
I hope with wives who cherish them
as they grow old. ~

Copyright © Regina Elliott | Year Posted 2024

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Deb M Date: 4/25/2024 12:37:00 PM Oh that is so very lovely Regina a sweet write! Belated POTD Congratulations! Debx Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/28/2024 3:58:00 AM Thank you so much, Deb. Blessings to you ~

Sara Kendrick Date: 4/23/2024 4:40:00 AM Ahh!! Emotive work. I am sure that they found wonderful mates to support them in their lives because they were men with good souls. Thanks for sharing this memory with us. Sara K Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/28/2024 4:00:00 AM Thank you so much, Sara. The Lord's loving blessings to you. ~

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 4/17/2024 3:15:00 AM - Congratulations on your lovely p.o.t.d., Regina :) - hugs Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/17/2024 4:35:00 AM Thank you so much, Anne-Lise. God's glorious blessings to you. Hugs :)

Tom Cunningham Date: 4/16/2024 9:00:00 PM Congratulations to you Regina on the honour of POTD, greetings from Crete. Tom Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 11:17:00 PM Thank you so much, Tom. Crete is such a beauteous place in photographs. Enjoy your stay. God's glorious blessings to you and your's.

Brandy Nicole Date: 4/16/2024 7:04:00 PM Sometimes the choices we make caress our thoughts for a long time. Yes, we often have regrets, but we learn from them. We should, anyway. Even though you didn't end up with one of them, ' three good men ' came into your life. So blessed, indeed. Your thoughts are tender and emotional, all at the same time. Congratulations Regina, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. Hugs, Brandy Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 11:14:00 PM Thank you so much for your kind words, Brandy. As we get older we go down memory lane to remember happy, funny, and sad memories. And like you've written, we learn from them. God's glorious blessings to you. Hugs :))))

Kim Rodrigues Date: 4/16/2024 4:21:00 PM Congratulations on POTD! Heartfelt! Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 4:26:00 PM Thank you so much, Kim. God's glorious blessings to you. :)

Ann Peck Date: 4/16/2024 12:39:00 PM Oh, Regina - this is so beautiful and sad. Congratulations on POTD! I'm faving. Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 12:54:00 PM Thank you so very much, Ann, for the FAV and the congratulations, very sweet of you. May you have a lovely April evening. God's glorious blessings to you and your family. ~

Sam Kauffman Date: 4/16/2024 10:59:00 AM Regina, congratulations on your POTD! Hindsight truly is 20/20 and often comes with the regrets of clear vision. This comes through with clarity in your poem. But, I also love your wishes of a good life for these three men who touched you so deeply. This is quite lovely! Enjoy your honor today! Blessings to you! Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 11:11:00 AM Thank you so much, Sam, so very thoughtful of you in your eloquent comments. As we age, we look back at our youth with a mixture of nostalgia for the good times, and some regrets. I wish these fine gentlemen the best. Thank you very much for the congratulations. God's glorious blessings to you and your family. :)))

Panagiota Romios Date: 4/16/2024 10:40:00 AM Cngratulations and a dozen roses! Regina~ a lovely poem.. You may be expressing whay many would not have the courage to say at alll, as they simply cannot, but you can! This is a valuable poem because it is full of soul! Who you were then and who they are now are totally different realities. I see my past almost as fiction. I made mistakes but never hit myself over the head. Because I will make more, so what? I cant change my past, just the present! Pangie xx Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 10:47:00 AM Thank you so much, dear friend Pangie. In my golden years, I have some happy and funny memories too. As loving as these three gentlemen were and I'm sure still are, they must have good wives. My best wishes to the loves of my youth. God's glorious blessings to you. xoxx

Bill Baker Date: 4/16/2024 7:42:00 AM Congratulations on your POTD, Regina! A fine poem. I proud of your willingness to look back on life and feel remorse for any you may have hurt. We all have relationships that we should feel the same way about. Thanks for sharing your kind heart with us through your poetry, my friend. Hugs, Bill Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 8:32:00 AM Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement, good poetry friend. Many of God's bountiful blessings to you. ~

Paula Goldsmith Date: 4/16/2024 7:00:00 AM Congratulations on your POTD win. A powerful write about life/love. Have a blessed day with your win........... Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 8:34:00 AM Thank you, wondrous poetry friend. I very much appreciate you. God's glorious blessings to you. ~

Joseph May Date: 4/16/2024 6:33:00 AM A melancholy verse Regina, Congrats on POTD Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 8:35:00 AM Thank you so much, Joseph. God's many blessings to you. ~

Gershon Wolf Date: 4/16/2024 5:53:00 AM Interesting lines, Regina... I can only imagine that the memory of these three men 'with souls of gold' had been blocked at some point... I find myself reviewing long-ago episodes myself these days... Here's to your POTD, to self-awareness, and to drawing closer to the Almighty. Blessings, Gershon Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 8:40:00 AM Thank you so much, wonderful poetry friend. Yes, many of us when we get older take trips back into memory lane to go over the past. I have trouble believing people who say they have no regrets. I hope reviewing experiences from your past is a mostly mellow one. God's glorious blessings to you & your family. ~

Victor Buhagiar Date: 4/16/2024 5:51:00 AM Congrats on your POTD Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 8:43:00 AM Thank you so much, Victor. I so appreciate it. May you have a lovely Malta day. God's glorious blessings to you and your family. ~

Nancy Kaufman Date: 4/16/2024 5:45:00 AM Dear Regina, This is a bit different of a write for you. Congratulations on this POTD recognition. I hope you don't feel too bad as many of us have broken a few hearts in our earlier days when we were not as mature and sensitive to others. Blessings to you and enjoy your honor,, Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 8:50:00 AM Thank you so much, Nancy. Aging and going back down memory lane has me doing some soul searching. I have some happy memories, some funny ones, some sad ones. I wish my past loves wonderful golden years. I have trouble believing some people that say they have no regrets. God's glorious blessings to you and your family. ~

Tom Woody Date: 4/16/2024 5:20:00 AM Reminds me of the song - To all the girls (guys) I've loved before. Nice slice of poetic nostalgia and POTD choice Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 8:55:00 AM Thank you so much, Tom. I really appreciate it. I love the song you mentioned. Going down memory lane in my golden years has been a combination of good, funny, and sad memories. Some regrets are there. Thank you for the congratulations. Many good things to you and your's. ~

Malabika Ray Choudhury Date: 4/16/2024 5:16:00 AM Congratulations, Dear Poet, on receiving honour of POTD. Loved your poem with heartfelt poignant emotions. Decisions are not easy to make - memories return sometimes with love, sometimes with a little touch of regret. Last stanza is so passionate, made me tearful. Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 9:01:00 AM Thank you so much, Malabika. I really appreciate your kindness. Some soul searching in my golden years. Some good memories too. Many of life's blessings to you and your family. ~

Maria Williams Date: 4/16/2024 4:25:00 AM A wistful poem but best to let the past go. I particularly love your last three lines.Congratulations on you well deserved POTD Regina...Hugs Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 9:05:00 AM Thank you so much, Maria. I have some good, some funny, some sad memories. I wish these fine men happy golden years. Thank you for taking the time to read my poem, and for the POTD congratulations. God's glorious blessings to you and your family. ~

Unseeking Seeker Date: 4/16/2024 3:53:00 AM Sail on dear, driving without a rear view mirror ~ warmest congratulations on POTD Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 9:07:00 AM Thank you so much, Unseeking Seeker. God's glorious blessings to you and your's. ~

Tania Kitchin Date: 4/16/2024 3:30:00 AM Gina, congratulations on POTD. Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 9:09:00 AM Thank you so much, Tania. God's glorious blessings to you and your family. :)

Beryl Edmonds Date: 4/16/2024 1:06:00 AM Some things are not easy to forget, forgive yourself and put the past to rest. Congratulations Regina on receiving the honour of poem of the day… Beryl Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 9:14:00 AM Thank you so much, Beryl. You are so very kind. Have a fine spring evening and God's glorious blessings to you. ~

Robert Schatz Date: 4/16/2024 12:57:00 AM Sad and touching. It's good of you to wish the Three good men well... Congrats on POTD Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 9:16:00 AM Thank you so much, Robert. It's so very kind of you. Have a wonderful spring day. ~

Silent One Date: 4/16/2024 12:39:00 AM Congratulations on POTD Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 9:17:00 AM Thank you so very much, Silent One. :)

Karen Jones Date: 4/16/2024 12:35:00 AM We always see mistakes in hindsight but perhaps it was ALL Gods will for what is meant for you is meant for you right? Great reflective poem! Congratulations on potd! Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 9:19:00 AM Thank you, dear Karen. God's glorious blessings to you and your family. :)

Victor Buhagiar Date: 4/15/2024 2:13:00 AM I only lost one ex-girlfriend but she turned not so good. Now my wife was so tender and loving. I grabbed and held fast. You should do the same with one good man at least. God's will be done. Login to Reply Regina Elliott Date: 4/16/2024 9:22:00 AM Thank you, Victor. Your kind comments make my day. I'm so glad you found such a good wife. Peace be with you. ~

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