If I Were a book, Which Book Would I Be?

If I were a book,

I would be a collection of verses, and hymns.
On the cover would be photographs of butterflies,

Pink butterflies,

And a red carnation,

Blue blossoms,

And lillies of the valley

Outlined with lace.
There would be photographs of my mother and father,

And the Secretary of Space.

There would be photographs of airplanes,

Bavarian castles,

Shakespeare's sonnets,

And of musical instruments.

The pages would be permanently perfumed

And would be textured to the touch.
The book would consist of about 77 pages,

With removable binding

So I could add pages,

Like a diary.

Each page would be hand lettered.
There would be several photographs of gardens,

All in color,

Especially gardens of country farms,

And some trees.
There would be pastel colors,

The kind that please.
I will carry the book around with me

So I will not lose it.
Because it will be so beautiful,

Someone else may choose it.