Subscribe..
IF WE KNEW
[Welland Telegraph December 10, 1903]
Why not stop to think and reason,
When we call our blessings few,
That they would be great and many
If we only knew.
All we have seems Cevanescent,
Transient as the early dew,
Yet it might not all be seeming,
If we only knew.
How these trifles fret and vex us,
That we live, perhaps, we rue-
Yet to live would be our glory,
If we only knew.
Still we doubt and fear and tremble,
Search in vain for hint or clue-
And our reaching would be folly,
If we only knew.
When we utter our complainings,
Hate the old and curse the new,
We should have a better feeling,
If we only knew.
If, beyond what’s false and fading,
We could see the pure and true,
All our way would glow with beauty,
If we only knew.
Life we feel is sometimes gloomy,
Short our vision, dim our view,
But there might be never dimness,
If we only knew.
Clouds illumed with day’s bright dawning,
Rising splendors striking through,
These would shine along our pathway
If we only knew.
Add A Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.