Poems (Radford)/Wisdom

by Dollie Radford

Wisdom

How can I measure your sorrow,
 How do I know
The weight of to-day and to-morrow,
 Of days long ago,
The grief, and the burden to follow,
 That speech may not show?

Deep in my heart is the measure,
 Laid by the years,
To fathom, beneath all your pleasure,
 The flood of your tears,
To mark all the desolate leisure
 Your lonely heart fears.