So Long to Regret
When eagerness turns to regret
we have joys which we can’t forget.
Laughter is tarnished by the years
but its memory reappears.
Can we laugh away our regret?
And perhaps at ourselves–you bet.
Looking at life as a big joke
brings on laughter of which i spoke.
We may not have lots of money;
sometimes even that is funny.
There is an underlying mirth
to know how little wealth is worth.
So try to laugh a lot today
and your regrets may go away.

Walt Abbott–10-13-08