If Only I Could
If only I could
Write excellent verses
With finest words whose meanings
Would tug at your heartstrings,
Make every sinew in your body
Tingle with excitement,
And your hair to bristle
As if a heavenly presence
Had brushed your skin.
If only I could
Extol your virtues
In delightful tones
With unforgettable melodies
And lyrics that would remain
Long after they had been sung
Until they were etched
Deep into the very fabric
Of the hearer’s soul.
If only I could
Paint your likeness
In a dazzling play of lights and shadows
In pure colors that would fuse
Into the canvas until your form
Seemed to breathe, and your portrait would defy
The long-held dictum
That beauty
Was in the beholder’s eye.
If only I could
Declaim my love for you
In an orator’s voice
That leaves an audience spellbound,
Anticipating each rise and fall
Of syllables in measured intonation
That engulfs the hall
And makes the crowd,
Even after the oration,
Cry for more.
If only I could….
March 28, 2023
This or That, Vol 17 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Edward Ibeh
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