We knew too little of the world, <br />And you and I were good— <br />’Twas paltry things that wrecked our lives <br />As well I knew they would. <br />The people said our love was dead, <br />But how were they to know? <br />Ah! had we loved each other less <br />We’d not have quarrelled so. <br />We knew too little of the world, <br />And you and I were kind, <br />We listened to what others said <br />And both of us were blind. <br />The people said ’twas selfishness, <br />But how were they to know? <br />Ah! had we both more selfish been <br />We’d not have parted so. <br /> <br />But still when all seems lost on earth <br />Then heaven sets a sign— <br />Kneel down beside your lonely bed, <br />And I will kneel by mine, <br />And let us pray for happy days— <br />Like those of long ago. <br />Ah! had we knelt together then <br />We’d not have parted so.<br /><br />Henry Lawson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-separation/
