I KNOW the stars by their names, <br />Aldebaran, Altair, <br />And I know the path they take <br />Up heaven's broad blue stair. <br />I know the secrets of men <br />By the look of their eyes, <br />Their gray thoughts, their strange thoughts <br />Have made me sad and wise. <br />But your eyes are dark to me <br />Though they seem to call and call— <br />I cannot tell if you love me <br />Or do not love me at all. <br />I know many things, <br />But the years come and go, <br />I shall die not knowing <br />The thing I long to know.<br /><br />Sara Teasdale<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-know-the-stars/
