If Only We Could
IF ONLY WE COULD
If only we could hold the steady
Pulses of time through the earth,
So likely to stop at any moment.
We’d calmly plant marigold and pansy beds,
Even find time to learn the piano,
If only we could.
If only we could visit again
Bali’s nail-biting thrumble of dormant
Volcanoes less reliable than Mauna Loa.
We just don’t want to visit you here,
Between cold stones and cut flowers ;
But to stay home with your pansies and you,
If only we could.
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Written 27 March 2021
For contest called "Mother"
Sponsored by Constance La France
Copyright © Sidney Beck | Year Posted 2021
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