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! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GRAVE OF A POETESS by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS HIS REQUEST TO JULIA by ROBERT HERRICK MUTABILITY (2) by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY THE PITY OF LOVE by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS FELDMESTEN OR MEASURING THE GRAVES by ALTER ABELSON |