If Only

by Alan Noakes

Yes the ‘if onlys’ seem to persist for ever

As hovering wraithlike used-up dreams.

‘if only ‘ this or that

On such and such a day

Had varied by an hour or an inch

Or something neglected had been done

Or that something done had been neglected

Then ‘perhaps’ the other might have been:

But then

‘perhaps’ and ‘if only’ are first cousins

Addicted to survival only in our minds.

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External links

Bat’s Poetry Page – more poetry by Fledermaus

Batty Writing – the bat’s idle chatter, thoughts, ideas and observations, all original, all fresh

The Tree Of Knowledge by Abraham Cowley
The Thraldom by Abraham Cowley
The Thief by Abraham Cowley
The Spring by Abraham Cowley
The Request by Abraham Cowley
The Praise Of Pindar In Imitation Of Horace His Second Ode Book 4 by Abraham Cowley
The Parting by Abraham Cowley
The Motto by Abraham Cowley
The Innocent Ill by Abraham Cowley
The Heart Breaking by Abraham Cowley
The Grasshopper by Abraham Cowley
The Given Love by Abraham Cowley
The Given Heart by Abraham Cowley
The Epicure by Abraham Cowley
The Despair by Abraham Cowley
The Chronicle by Abraham Cowley
The Change by Abraham Cowley
Sport by Abraham Cowley
Resolved To Be Loved by Abraham Cowley
Resolved Be Loved by Abraham Cowley

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Doska or the Board – write anything

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Qwant – the best search engine for searches in French, German as well as Romance and Germanic languages.

Ecosia – a search engine that supposedly… plants trees

Duckduckgo – the real alternative and a search engine that actually works. Without much censorship or partisan politics.

Yahoo– yes, it’s still around, amazingly, miraculously, incredibly, but now it seems to be powered by Bing.