Regret
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks 1869 (Sag Harbor, Long Island) – 1944 (United States)
I said a thoughtless word one day,
A loved one heard and went away;
I cried: “Forgive me, I was blind;
I would not wound or be unkind.”
I waited long, but all in vain,
To win my loved one back again.
Too late, alas! to weep and pray,
Death came; my loved one passed away.
Then, what a bitter fate was mine;
No language could my grief define;
Tears of deep regret could not unsay
The thoughtless word I spoke that day.
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Submitted by naama on July 13, 2020
Modified on April 18, 2023
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| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
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