IF I were a bird I would sing all day; I would sing of you To the dropping dew, To the heaven's blue, All the praise I knew, Till the whole world heard- If I were a bird. If I were a flower— Say a daisy small— I would kiss your feet When I saw you fleet Pass me by, O sweet! I would murmur "Dear" All the summer hour— If I were a flower. If I were the wind— Say a summer breeze— I'd be bolder, dear: I would kiss your ear, I would touch your hair, Catch a flying lock, All its bands unbind— If I were the wind. If I were the rose, Growing frail and white, Near your window-sill, I would climb until I had reached it; still I would climb and peep Till the evening's close— If I were a rose. And if I were you I would act the same; Only, did I see Some one loving me Standing near, I'd be Just a trifle kind; I would drop a few Smiles, if I were you. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SHROPSHIRE LAD: 52 by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN THE SUNDEW by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE SEVEN SAD SONNETS: 2. THE OTHER ONE COMES TO HER by MARY REYNOLDS ALDIS VOICE FROM THE CHORUS by ALEXANDER (ALEKSANDR) ALEXANDROVICH BLOK THE CHRISTENING OF THE STADIUM by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE |