Love Poem: If I Could Play the Violin
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Written by: John Watt

If I Could Play the Violin

If I could play the violin
     I'd write a melody
   euphonious to draw you in
        and play my rhapsody
   to bring a smile to your dear face
     and calm the storm within
if I could play the violin 

If I could play the saxophone
      with timbre silvery
   I'd paint a poem of pure tone
         to laud your alchemy
   for you turn iron into gold
      and granite to gemstone
if I could play the saxophone 

If I could coax an oboe's tone
      a dulcet sound divine
   to craft a raft for you to own -
         a musical lifeline
   when waves have knocked you off your course
      when winter winds have blown
I'd play a soothing oboe tone 

If I could sing a heaven-sent
      anthem or hymn profound
   I wouldn't need an instrument
         when you feel nearly drowned
   I'd whisper arias of hope
      my mouthpiece, bow, and strings
   are prayers for God to heal your wings
and soar beside as heaven sings.