One for Every Moment

If I had;

A rose, for every moment I have loved another,

The world would be my garden.

A dollar, for every tear I shed,

No one would be richer than me.

A knife, for every time I have hated,

My 'armoury' would be full to bursting.

A glass of water for every time I was 'thirsty,'

The earth's oceans would overflow.

A pencil, for every poem that popped into my head,

I would have written five books by now.

A wish, for ever moment I have felt lost,

Life would be perfect.

A better thing to do right now,

This poem would never have been written.

Fin