If I Were
Friday, June 8, 2007 at 11:14AM
J. Mark Jordan in VersePainting

Verse by J. Ryan Jordan at age seven.

If I were a dog, I’d bark and bark.
If I were a cat, I’d meow and meow.
If I were a dad, I’d yell and yell.
If I were a mom, I’d cook and cook.
If I were an ant, I’d work and work.
If I were a bat, I’d fly and fly.
If I were a butterfly, I’d flap and flap.
If I were a book, I’d turn and turn.
If I were a light, I’d flash and flash.
If I were a lion, I’d roar and roar.
If I were a tiger, I’d growl and growl.
If I were a monkey, I’d laugh and laugh.
If I were a pig, I’d stink and stink.
If I were a horse, I’d run and run.
If I were a grandpa, I’d write and write.

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