If only I had known, had realised, <br />I would not have looked out of the window <br />as the dashing young man <br />rode along our street, <br />his hat worn cockily, <br />riding a frisky bay horse, <br />hooves clattering, mane flying, <br />rearing up before our windows! <br /> <br />If I had only known, had realised, <br />I would not have dressed up for him, <br />or woven a scarlet ribbon <br />into my hair; <br />or risen so early, before dawn, <br />or rush to the edge of the village, <br />or got my feet soaked in dew, <br />or watched the road <br />to see if he would come along, <br />falcon on his wrist. <br /> <br />If I had only known, had realised! <br /> <br />If I had only known, had realised, <br />I would not have waited late into the evening, <br />sitting sadly on the little hill <br />near our old well, <br />longing and hoping - <br />Will he not come - my beloved, <br />Will he not come to water his horse? <br /> <br />If I had only known, had realised!<br /><br />Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if-only-i-had-known/
