Rueful Reflections
Youthful thoughts that I once had
Used to cause a rueful smile.
Treasured innocence was lost,
And I still counted the cost
As regrets built all the while;
Leaving my view colored sad.
So the long years slowly passed
Till at last I came to learn
Life has many a regret;
But we must choose to forget
And turn to our next concern,
For the future trumps the past.