"What IF" I'd tell my thinking,(IF, my old brain could be told),
the little "IF" word wasn't there?, Would we have thoughts to hold?
Imagination would be gone IF we did not have "IF",
then conversaton would stagnate and intellect be stiff.
"IF only" would not be our cry, when we were feeling sad
and what IF "what IF"s weren't so? Then no dream to be had.
"I would" would also be defunct, IF "IF" could not be there.
We'd only have, "I will", "I did", "I do", or "I don't care".
How limiting without our "IF"!, What possibles we'd lose!
We'd have to forfeit logic and our basic right to choose.
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Written June 11th, 2004
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what ifs flood everyones mind every now and again. great poem and well written
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A question would become a statement.
I like the sound of that lol
'If you could get drunk?'
'You could get drunk!'
Now there is a thought! Hmmm
Cool piece.
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this is very though provoking. good job. what would we do if "if" did not exist? good job and thnx for your comments on my poetry.
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wow i really LOVED this peice. it was awesome. it was SO creative. i am so jealous! wow awesome great write. it was entertaining, fresh, and different. congrats. awesome poem. (Thank you for commenting on mine. i'm returning a favor! )
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GingerandHoney -I love a poem that brings something so subtle to our attention. I especially like this one
There are many words I sit and ponder -If until now has not been one of them. Thanks for the idea
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Nicely done
I love this poem. It really connects to my life considerig I always ask myself "what if". I think you really struck a gret point that we should stop saying "what if" and get along with our lives. We spend too much time regretting and thinking about how we could have done better, and not moving ahead with our lives. Thanks for writing this, it's very good -
This is such the truth. A little word means so much. This piece brings out the philosophy in you. Without philosophy our mind does not wonder, it does not have imagination, and there would be no logic. I for one do not study it but I'm all for it. You did a good job on this piece as well. Good luck on others. Thanks for sharing hun. Lots of love, ~maryj~
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Wow, I seriously loved this. Kick ass job. This piece was so awesome. I will be reading more of yours.
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she is brilliant
Not to mention that song "If i had a hammer..i'd hammer in the morning" - if there was no such word as if - that song would be screwed
Your mind is amazing Ginger...who would have thunk that eh 
Not me....
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what a unique concept. i love this. it does make you think. i had to read it several times to pull all the delightful insights from it. 'if' indeed fuels our creativity. well worth the read. an excellent write.
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hehe this was really cool. I really enjoyed reading this and yeah, it does make you wonder what the world would be like IF "if" wasn't there!! Hmm, it's an underrated word... Indeed. That was excellent - thanks for sharing such a thought provoking, cleverly wrote piece ^_^
Also thanks very much on commenting on some of my work - after reading some of your own pieces of writing, i was pretty chuffed and appreciated your words very much. Thanks again.
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If is the fire that fuels my imagination and feeds my hopes. Had to write something about it lol. No accounting for what goes through my mind sometimes!!! Thankyou for your much appreciated comments BillS2
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Entertaining.
Hi Gingerandhoney:
What a very entertaining write this was. I hadn't thought of IF in that way before. What a powerful word it can be, yet so subtle as well. Thank you for bringing IF to my mind and for sharing it with us at this time. Bill -
Witty, i ponder my mind does wander, what the world could be without "if" how clever of you to wonder, wonder wonder wonder..
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huh, you know, I never really thought oif it that way. Interesting, definitely interesting. THe way it was written made you want to think, but also made it light-hearted in tone. I like it, nice job,
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I'm really glad you liked it nolazydaizy. Thank you so much for your applause and kind comments.
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ohh, i like this so much. i never really stopped to think about it before bur you're absolutely right. if is a pretty big little word, lol. you did a great job showing all the instances it would be missed and what we would lose out on, really nice job.
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i would add another word ... if only..... with the gift of hindsight lol!
this is a great poem and flows and scans well.
i love the last two lines - we must never lose the right to choose eh?
elaine
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Well done.Excellently worded and rhymed.Made me think about the many IF situations I have experienced over the years.Would I be richer or poorer,happier or sadder etc,etc.Would I still be? I guess I chose the right IF some of the time.Thanks for stirring
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this really makes you think..i like it alot
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Glad you liked it azure85. Thank you for commenting.
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Free will and creativity, wrapped-up in a two letter word. Very nice poem.
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very cool! i had to read it a few times to get the total meaning of it but it was worth it! what "if" i didn't read it again? LOL excellent poem, i really enjoyed it!
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great!
Great write. I had to stop and think about this but it was a great write and I really loved reading it. Great flow and nice rhyme scheme. Great set up too!!! Great view on the word if. And it is quite true, think about how limited we'd be without "ifs". We'd be thinking INside the box instead of OUTside. . . . Ugh! Nasty thought!!!
Love
Amelia
P.S. KEEP WRITING!!!
<3 <3 <3
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A poem to make one stop and ponder. Really well done. It starts a little hesitantly but flows well after that. Has a quite rollicking pace I thought. I really enjoyed this even though now I'm going to have to go and think on this a while. Darn it!
Excellent thought provoking poem. Brava!
jill
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Glad you liked it PurpleSky. Thank you for your comments.
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lol now thats an interesting look at the word IF however I must say you make a good point it would be very difficult without it. Nice work
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Thanks for the applause and comments passionvine, I agree wholeheartly with that sentiment.
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Clever and Rich in Depth
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Thank you indecisive, I'm glad you liked it.
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Thank you for your constructive comments nike, much appreciated
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Glad you found it an enjoyable experience whitecrow lol Thank you for your comments
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excellent
well expressed very good concept of thought -
Great poem! I've never seen one about thinking itself before.
'How limiting without our "IF"!, What possibles we'd lose!
We'd have to forfeit logic and our basic right to choose' - great end to the poem.
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This was very nice. Your first two lines were the weakest of the set. After these two, your piece flows very well. You might want to think about how to either change these two lines or put them in later. The intoduction should draw people in.
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OMG a thinking poem. Making me think breaks all the rules. But this time I will let you off, because this was real good, nice write, I actually enjoyed thinking.
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Short&Big
That was a great piece to think about the "If's" in life I find ro be the most crucial and difficult to think about or decide on this was really well written. "If" the little word that means so much!!
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If I had not clicked I would have never realised how much power the little word IF really holds . Well thought out write:0
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So true. "If" is the largest two letter work in the english language. You've defined it perfectly.
Sincerely,
Leo Long
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delivers a good message
"How limiting without our "IF"!, What possibles we'd lose!
We'd have to forfeit logic and our basic right to choose."...great lines very good and well thought out piece...very refreshing to read poetry this early in the morning ,that gives us a message and information...once again ..I must applaud you for your talent,time and knowledge...thanks for brightening my day...freda
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