Poems (Ripley)/If

by Lillie Rosalie Ripley

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IF

If you were the grass and I were the dew,
I'd slip down softly and comfort you.—

If you were the beach and I were the sea,
I'd spring up softly and fondle thee.—

If you were a flower and I were the sun,
I'd kiss thy petals everyone.—

If you were a rose and I were a bee,
I'd bury myself in the heart of thee.—

If you were an oak and I were a vine,
I'd cling to thee, mingling my soul with thine.

If you were a harp and I were a song,
We'd blend our souls into one ere long.