The Secret Poem by James Stephens

The Secret

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I was frightened, for a wind
Crept along the grass to say
Something that was in my mind
Yesterday—

Something that I did not know
Could be found out by the wind,
I had buried it so low
In my mind.

James Stephens
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Topic(s) of this poem: wind
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