If I Had a Day, or Forty Years
Reflection
If I had a day to live, I would fill the world with song,
If I had forty years to live,
If I had a day to live, I would hold each thing of beauty to me,
If I had forty years to live,
If I had a day to live, I would share my breakfast, lunch, and dinner,
If I had forty years to live,
If I had a day to live, I would forgive the wrongs done me,
If I had forty years to live,
If I had a day to live, I would clean the corners of my mind,
If I had forty years to live,
If I had a day to live, I would call for the end of war,
If I had forty years to live,
If I had a day to live, I would say I love you to friends and strangers,
If I had forty years to live,
If I had forty years to live,
If I had forty years to live.
About the Creator
Natalie Wilkinson
Writing. Woven and Printed Textile Design. Architectural Drafting. Learning Japanese. Gardening. Not necessarily in that order.
IG: @maisonette _textiles
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This certainly was very deep. Loved your poem!
Marvelous list poem!!! Love it!!!💕❤️