God kwows. Lie we to sleep
Contentedly somehow,
Smiling that we did weep,
As at overthrow
Of kingdoms the stars, deep
In silence, smile nor know.
God knows. And He knew not
And were not, what of it?
No matter that we do not
Our life with living fit.
Glad to have sleep and tears,
Lullaby to our fears!
Fernando Pessoa, in poemas ingleses
