part one

• If I were a month, I would be April
• If I were a day of the week, I would be Thursday
• If I were a time of day, I would be dawn
• If I were a planet, I would be Neptune
• If I were a sea creature, I would be a clam
• If I were a direction, I would be East
• If I were a piece of furniture, I would be a papasan
• If I were a liquid, I would be saltwater
• If I were a gemstone, I would be opal
• If I were a tree, I would be laurel
• If I were a flower, I would be a peony
• If I were a kind of weather, I would be right before a thunderstorm
• If I were a musical instrument, I would be a piano
• If I were a color, I would be gray-blue
• If I were a fruit, I would be a pear
• If I were a sound, I would be the ocean
• If I were an element, I would be mercury
• If I were a food, I would be a lavender macaron
• If I were a place, I would be Venice, Italy
• If I were a taste, I would be sweet
• If I were a scent, I would be after the rain
• If I were an animal, I would be a cat
• If I were an object, I would be a throw pillow
• If I were a body part, I would be eyes
• If I were a facial expression, I would be a half smile
• If I were a song, I would be Pulaski at Night by Andrew Bird
• If I were a pair of shoes, I would be strappy sandals