Anonymous


     Is anything a secret? each tale cries 
                 out to be told
     Skeletons light up closets, black sheep stand 
                 out in the fold
     Murderers leave clear footprints, never a 
                 perfect crime.
     You can learn to make nuclear weapons in 
                 magazines for a dime
     Unidentified flying objects appear 
                 from outer space
     Maneuvered by R2D2, described 
                 by the human race.
     Are cooks best recipes secret? You'd 
                 better believe they're not
     They enter national contests and describe 
                 every herb in the pot
     Diarists reveal pet vices, make sure 
                 they're locked up tight
     Never disclose them to anyone but leave 
                 keys in plain sight.
     Anonymous craves to be noticed in 
                 spite of concealing the name
     Indulging in legend clandestine,
                 aspiring to nation-wide fame.
     A poetess hides in the attic, too shy
                 to appear in print
     Was there ever a writer of anything
                 who never gave others a hint
     Of desiring to win all prizes at 
                 Conference at Ocean Park, Maine?
     There never was and never will 
                 be - a secret is out once again.


     Note: Gram did pretty well in Poems on Trees 1983.  This was written
           for 1984.