"The True Knowledge" by Oscar Wilde

Thou knowest all; I seek in vain

What lands to till or sow with seed--

The land is black with briar and weed,

Nor cares for falling tears or rain.

Thou knowest all; I sit and wait

With blinded eyes and hands that fail,

Till the last lifting of the veil

And the first opening of the gate.

Thou knowest all; I cannot see.

I trust I shall not live in vain,

I know that we shall meet again

In some divine eternity.

"The True Knowledge" by Oscar Wilde is a religious poem. The poem infers that God is the true knowledge and He is the answer for everything. The author of the poem notes that he "seeks in vain" in what to do. The poem is explaining that without God, people do not know all the answers. He said that he has hands that fail, which means he sins and makes mistake. The author is speaking to God when he says that they shall meet again in a divine eternity.