I made a revision to my original love poem and think I may add another stanza to it, but need to rethink it all.

Our Love

I thought of you in the evening's most desolate hour
I remember your eyes and their brilliant glare
Your voice I remember as sweet as the lullaby of a dove
And your lips were as red as the blossoming roses upon the hills of Sharon

Do not depart, oh Sweet Maiden
There is relief for souls that are sorrow...

Thanks for your response...i definitely have though long and hard about California. Here is what is holding me back...1. All the political drama going on over there. 2. Lack of water and uncontrollable wildfires. 3. High cost of living. I know every state is going to have it's drawbacks. I will always consider California as one of the top picks. I also would prefer west coast. Maybe there will be more changes there for the better in 4...

What are regrets, who invented the word or the concept and why do you allow them to affect you on a daily basis?

Why spend the time and energy on regrets? There is no changing the past so there is no reason to regret a decision made in the past.
I'm sure at that moment in time the decision that was made was the best decision to make given the circumstance. No one can change their past or hide from it no matter how many times you move, change your hair color, change your eye...

For whatever reason, I caught wind of some lackluster reviews from some heavy hitters, so I almost didn't watch this one. Of course, I needn't have worried. I did go in blind in other aspects and just before I hit eject when the credits rolled... [spoiler]a photograph made me pause as it dawned on me - this is based on someone's true life experience! [/ spoiler]

You can tell Zvyagintsev is an admirer of Yasujiro Ozu's work with the opening establishing shots of Leviathan. And the way he sets a shot of an area that will relate to a character, and use that shot later and you know you're back with that character. While watching GETT: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2015), basically with the married couple as the two main characters, one individual stands out with a performance that sets up a chain of outside characters. Leviathan has one such performance - the...