Painted by Monet
Vickie Russell/ John Witter c 2007
If I were a willow tree
I’d cover you with shade
My limbs would bend to touch the ground
My leaves would never fade
My branches draping, weeping*
Inspire you with grace
Then I could live eternally
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If I were a lily pad
Floating on your pond
My flowers fragrant, pink and white
Tiny crowns I’d don
And I would multiply my leaves
Greener everyday
Then I could live eternally
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If you and I were lovers
Imagine we could be
Living among the colors
Here at Giverny
If I were a bowing bridge
My woodwork painted blue
I’d touch the edges of your pond
Provide you with a view
On the water’s dappled light
My shadows dance and play
Then I could live eternally
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