If recollecting were forgetting

Version 1
Oh if remembering were forgetting - Then I remember not! And if forgetting - recollecting - How near I had forgot! And if to miss - were merry - And to mourn were gay, How very blithe the maiden Who gathered these today!

Version 2
If recollecting were forgetting, Then I remember not, And if forgetting, recollecting, How near I had forgot, And if to miss, were merry, And to mourn, were gay, How very blithe the fingers That gathered this, today!

Version 3
If recollecting is forgetting, then I remember yet. And if forgetting, recollecting, how near I shall forget. And if to miss, were merry, and to mourn, were gay, how very blithe the fingers that gather this today