Looking Back
by Edgar A. GuestI might have been rich if I'd wanted the gold
instead of the friendships I've made.
I might have had fame if I'd sought for renown
in the hours when I purposely played.
Now I'm standing to-day on the far edge of life,
and I'm just looking backward to see
What I've done with the years and the days that were mine,
and all that has happened to me.
I haven't built much of a fortune to leave
to those who shall carry my name,
And nothing I've done shall entitle me now
to a place on the tablets of fame.
But I've loved the great sky and its spaces of blue;
I've lived with the birds and the trees;
I've turned from the splendor of silver and gold
to share in such pleasures as these.
I've given my time to the children who came;
together we've romped and we've played,
And I wouldn't exchange the glad hours spent
with them for the money that I might have made.
I chose to be known and be loved by the few,
and was deaf to the plaudits of men;
And I'd make the same choice should the chance
come to me to live my life over again.
I've lived with my friends and I've shared in their joys,
known sorrow with all of its tears;
I have harvested much from my acres of life,
though some say I've squandered my years.
For much that is fine has been mine to enjoy,
and I think I have lived to my best,
And I have no regret, as I'm nearing the end,
for the gold that I might have possessed.
Celebrity kids are immediately put into the public eye from the moment of their birth. While some celebrity parents try their hardest to keep their child out of the spotlight, there are some who have been followed from a very young age. Here are some of the most recognizable celebrity and their kids, and how they have changed over the years.
Kurt Cobain’s Daughter
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This photograph of Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain with their daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards. Kurt Cobain met Courtney Love when Nirvana was at its peak and Cobain was having difficultly dealing with his newfound fame. Their relationship was brief and intense; after just four months of dating, Love was pregnant with their daughter and wed in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1992.
