If Only
We knew what
Tomorrow would Bring
We would have
Treasured And valued
Your advice. But now
It’s too Late.
If Only
We knew that
Your stay with Us
Was temporal We
Would have enjoyed
Every moment with
You! But now it’s
Too late!
If Only
You had stayed
Long enough, We would
Have found solutions
To our problems And
Setbacks But now,
It’s too late.
If only
We knew how
Endowed and Gifted
You were, we would
Have sat at your
Feet all day long
But now, it’s too late.
If Only, If Only
If Only We knew, what A Shame, What a loss
Beyond recovery; Oh teach Us
To Number Our Days
That we may apply
Our hearts Unto Wisdom! .
( The Cry of the Ignorant)