How Often

- Benjamin King Franklin
They stood on the bridge at midnight, In a park not far from town; They stood on the bridge at midnight Because they didn't sit down. The moon rose o'er the city Behind the dark church spire; The moon rose o'er the city And kept on rising higher. How often, oh! how often They whispered words so soft; How often, oh! how often, How often, oh! how often.

Meaning of the poem
The poet means to say:

Two people stood on a bridge at midnight. They were'nt sitting, cause the poem says that they were standing- "They sstood on the bridge...."; They were in a park, which is not far from town.The moon was rose over the city and kept on rising. It was shining behing the dark church tower. Those people who were watching this said softly to each other, that how often that this beautiful view could be seen??