Poem by Katherine Mansfield

The Secret

In the profoundest ocean
There is a rainbow shell,
It is always there, shining most stilly
Under the greatest storm waves
That the old Greek called ”ripples of laughter.”
As you listen, the rainbow shell
Sings--in the profoundest ocean.
It is always there, singing most silently!

1. On a Young Lady’s Sixth Anniversary
2. The Family
3. The Awakening River
4. The Gulf
5. Song of Karen, the Dancing Child

Edward Sill The Secret ("A TIDE of sun and song in beauty broke")

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