If I Were

A Roadside Yucca

If I were a month I’d be October

If I were a day I’d be Thursday

If I were a time of day I’d be 4:38

If I were a font I’d be Skia

If I were a sea animal I’d be an otter

If I were a direction I’d be northwest

If I were a piece of furniture I’d be a chiffarobe

If I were a liquid I’d be single malt scotch

If I were a gemstone I’d be chrysoberyl

If I were a tree I’d be a yucca plant

If I were a tool I’d be a burnisher

If I were a flower I’d be a poppy

If I were an element of weather I’d be a dust devil

If I were a musical instument I’d be a harmonium

If I were a color I’d be teal green

If I were an emotion I’d be quizzical

If I were a fruit I’d be a pomegranate

If I were a sound I’d be burbling

If I were an element I’d be water

If I were a car I’d be a Mini Cooper

If I were a food I’d be spicy beans

If I were a place I’d be coastal Maine

If I were material I’d be linen

If I were a taste I’d be Asian spice with lime

If I were a scent I’d be patchouli

If I were a body part I’d be an earlobe

If I were a song I’d be bluegrass

If I were a bird I’d be a roadrunner

If I were a gift I’d be a bead

If I were a city I’d be Chiang Mai

If I were a door I’d be an old screen door

If I were a pair of shoes I’d be Morrocan pointed slippers

If I were a poem I’d be prose

How about you? (with thanks from A Wild Patience)