If you, then I
3/22/2011
If you were on the ground,
then I would be the floor
and If I had a lock and key,
you’d be an opened door.
If I’m a country road,
then you would be a tree,
tilting-- taunting gravity
to share your shade with me.
If you-- a bowl of ice cream,
then I-- a silver spoon
and if you know how to whistle,
then I know just the tune!
If jewels were what I wanted,
then I would be a rock
and you would be the mountain
putting pressure on the spot.
If I were superstitious,
you’d be my lucky hat
and if you like things even,
well, then I’m alright with that!
If you were a vast ocean,
then I would be the bay
asking for the moon
not to pull the tide away.
If I had asked a question,
then you would be the mark
and if one of us had been a match,
the other’d be a spark!
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABA XBBB XCXC XXDX XEXE DFCF DGXG |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 749 |
Words | 163 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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