Sara Teasdale — I Know the Stars

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