i did this exercise in "if i were..." about a year ago and i though it would be fun to see how many of my answers matched what i said then....
if i were a month i’d be september
if i were a day i’d be friday the thirteenth
if i were a time of day i’d be midnight
if i were a font i’d be garamond
if i were a sea animal i’d be a dolphin
if i were a direction i’d be left
if i were a piece of furniture i’d be arne jakobsen's egg
if i were a liquid i’d be a crisp south african chenin blanc
if i were a gemstone i’d be a garnet
if i were a tree i’d be a birch
if i were a tool i’d be a crowbar
if i were a flower i’d be a lilac
if i were an element of weather i’d be a thunderstorm
if i were a musical instrument i’d be a a saxophone
if i were a colour i’d be teal
if i were an emotion i’d be unsettled
if i were a fruit i’d be a papaya
if i were a sound i’d be loud
if i were an element i’d be fire
if i were a car i’d be a vintage mustang
if i were a food i’d be a very spicy curry
if i were a place i’d be a prairie
if i were material i’d be linen
if i were a taste i’d be chili
if i were a scent i’d be lilac
if i were a body part i’d be an eye
if i were a song i’d be sung by Sheryl Crow
if i were a bird i’d be a nightengale
if i were a gift i’d be something you'd never of dream of re-gifting
if i were a city i’d be seattle
if i were a door i wouldn't have a lock
if i were a pair of shoes i’d be converse all stars
i guess we grow and change, because not that many of my answers are the same...
what would happen if you were....come on, you know you want to play along!
How often did I already read Ithaca? I don't know, still it remains a meaningful and interesting poem. Thanks for another read.
ReplyDeleteI'm a regular reader, but I don't believe I've commented before... This is such an interesting way of getting to know someone!
ReplyDeleteI played along over here: http://manystepssideways.blogspot.com/2011/02/if-i-were.html
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
I did this a year ago, too and enjoyed reading your new answers. It's amazing how much the answers to these questions describe a person.
ReplyDeleteI like "if i were a font i’d be garamond"... and I am most deliciously tempted to play along with this.
ReplyDeletevery interesting. I will do a post soon on this I think. interesting how your answers changed. have a fabulous day. take care.
ReplyDeleteI will answer these questions on my blog this week! Enjoyed reading your answer and learning a little more about you.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice week!
Best
Tracy :)
That photo is gorgeous, your Sabin has some serious skill and talent going on. Thankfully she has parents who appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteI am having a very zen, very quiet weekend too. I have been watching Faulks of Fiction (on BBC iplayer if you can get it), drinking tea, cooking, and relaxing. We rarely have 'at home with nothing planned' weekends, so I am making the most of it.
The above answer was for the previous post! how did it get there?!
ReplyDeleteif i were a month i’d be August
if i were a day i’d be Sunday
if i were a time of day i’d be sunset.
if i were a font i’d be Times New Roman
if i were a sea animal i’d be a starfish
if i were a direction i’d be forward
if i were a piece of furniture i’d be an old kitchen table
if i were a liquid i’d be ginger beer
if i were a gemstone i’d be a garnet (me too!)
if i were a tree i’d be a rowan
if i were a tool i’d be pliers
if i were a flower i’d be a carnation
if i were an element of weather i’d be winter sun
if i were a musical instrument i’d be an accoustic guitar
if i were a colour i’d be red
if i were an emotion i’d be contentedness
if i were a fruit i’d be a granny smith apple
if i were a sound i’d be loud
if i were an element i’d be wind
if i were a car i’d be a peugeot
if i were a food i’d be apple crumble
if i were a place i’d be a highland valley
if i were material i’d be denim
if i were a taste i’d be ginger
if i were a scent i’d be lilac
if i were a body part i’d be a foot
if i were a song i’d be sung by Frank Turner
if i were a bird i’d be a sparrow
if i were a gift i’d be something quirky and indispensible
if i were a city i’d be Glasgow
if i were a door Is be red and have a welcome mat.
if i were a pair of shoes i’d be red cons.
if i were a poem i’d be 'A man's a man for all that' by Robert Burns.
I did this last time, and definitely think I will do it again at some point, its awesome! I can't believe that was a year ago... I saw you post on twitter that you'd revisited it, and I was so looking forward to reading it :)
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