If Only If

Nature puts no question and answers none. - Thoreau

how slow is slow

how low is below

how long is long ago

is 'but' the same as 'although'

is a boyfriend the same as a beau

is a raven the same as a crow

if you could be any writer, would it be edgar allen poe

if the ocean cried, how would you know

if there was no current, how would a river flow

if the sky fell, where would you go

if it stopped raining, how would things grow

if there was no moon, how would you see a night's loving glow

if you had nothing, what could you still show or bestow

if you could be a clown, would it be bozo

if you were a percussionist, would you drum a bongo

if you were a guitarist, would you strum a banjo

if you were broke, would you beg, steal or borrow

a foot needs a big toe

when a sign or light is red, you shouldn't go

you reap what you sow

when you're dead you get stiff

that's about all i know

Author's Note

“The question is not what you look at, but what you see.” - Thoreau