IF we only knew what the others know Who have trod life's path to the evening dew — And the solemn dark of the closing night — If we only knew! If we only knew, on the waking morn, Where the broad path leads, where the roses strew, Or the rocky road and the piercing thorn — If we only knew! If we only knew't were weal or woe, If't were joy or pain in the parting view Of the things that are, as the soul takes flight — If we only knew! |