Bonitaj

Jul 12, 2010 ⭐ See this poem's read count — a supporter feature

LITANY OF REGRET

''Take this longing from my tongue"*let me lay where love belongsturn at each new waking dawnto find you there

still safe and warm. Let me sit beneath spraying mist,the fountain of youth once used, now sorely missed. Remove from methis wretched regret,this scorching searchinglest I forget -that what we once hadwas our best bet. BjR 12 July '10

*Leonard Cohen - 1st line

— Bonitaj, Jul 12, 2010

About the Author

Region, Country: Tip of Southern Africa, ZAF

Favorite Poets: Too many to narrow down, but briefly :, AUDEN, T.S. ELIOT, DICKENSON, RILKE, THOREAU, RUMI ... the list is endless. Am inspired by many, especially those that live lives of "quiet desperation, and go to the grave with a song still in them" (THoreau)

Critiques

magics02

16 years ago

Astounding

Boni Just love this one and a great job. Missed reading you and shall catch up soon here. Peace and love Magics

Bonitaj

16 years ago

Hello Mona!

Good to see you back again - and thanks for reading ;) Will catch up with your work again soon! Cheers Boni

Candlewitch

16 years ago

Hello Boni

Your work always astounds me. I keep forgetting exactly how good a wordsmith you actually are, until I read another of your poems. Regret and longing, a great and troubling theme. I love it. Favorite lines: Remove from me this wretched regret, this scorching searching lest I forget - that what we once had was our best bet. Always, Cat

Bonitaj

16 years ago

Hey Cat!

Compliments from you are like jewels in the crown! Ta! Boni

Ayaz Warith

16 years ago

Dear Boni

Dear Boni, Your entire poem is great. But I loved the second stanza most. "Let me sit beneath spraying mist, the fountain of youth once used, now sorely missed." How thoughtful! I thank you for your sharing, Boni. Ayaz Warith

Bonitaj

16 years ago

Ayaz!

Don't think I've had the pleasure of meeting you - so I am most grateful for your comments! Interestingly enough - I thought that second stanza to be a little impudent and not particularly good - so I'm really pleased you liked it! I shall return to see your work as soon as I have a little time! Kind regards Bonita j ps perhaps you would be good enough to 'rate' the piece with the alloted stars as you see fit!

shirley harrison

16 years ago

OH Bonita

this is stunning, something that we all relate too, but i find its better to always regret what you have done and not what you havent! when i was reading i felt my hands going up in the air! "Its an Italian thing" really enjoyable poem! shirley harrison

Bonitaj

16 years ago

Grazie mille Shirley!

Having just come from there I can indeed relate! Glad you like it sufficiently to get you moving... ;) ciao Bonitaj

xena465

16 years ago

Hello Bonitaj

I enjoyed this write very much. I tend to have a lot of regrets, so I can relate to this. Well done. Xena Quote: Science is what you know; philosophy is what you don't know. - Bertrand Russell

Bonitaj

16 years ago

Hello Xena

Thanks for stopping by. Interestingly enough - I like to believe I don't do regret, but a couple of things came together after a fall out with a good friend coupled with this title - and this is what resulted! Amazing what the reawakened psyche can tell you! lol Bonita j

Seren

16 years ago

Dearest Boni

Big Smile Applause love and hugs JayCee x x x x (Quote~~"It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree. "--Charles Baudelaire)

Bonitaj

16 years ago

Thanks Jay-Cee!

You have an eye for these things don't you ;) Cheers Boni

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