Time can say nothing but I told you so, <br />Time only knows the price we have to pay; <br />If I could tell you, I would let you know. <br /> <br />If we should weep when clowns put on their show, <br />If we should stumble when musicians play, <br />Time can say nothing but I told you so. <br /> <br />There are no fortunes to be told, although <br />Because I love you more than I can say, <br />If I could tell you, I would let you know. <br /> <br />The winds must come from somewhere when they blow, <br />There must be reasons why the leaves decay; <br />Time can say nothing but I told you so. <br /> <br />Perhaps the roses really want to grow, <br />The vision seriously intends to stay; <br />If I could tell you, I would let you know. <br /> <br />Suppose the lions all get up and go, <br />And all the brooks and soldiers run away? <br />Time can say nothing but I told you so. <br />If I could tell you, I would let you know.<br /><br />WH Auden<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/villanelle-3/
