Spoon River Anthology
Edgar Lee Masters
Amos Sibley << --- >> Adam Weirauch
Mrs. Sibley
THE secret of the stars -- gravitation.
The secret of the earth -- layers of rock.
The secret of the soil -- to receive seed.
The secret of the seed -- the germ.
The secret of man -- the sower.
The secret of woman -- the soil.
My secret: Under a mound that you shall never find.
Source: Project Gutenberg