# Obscure Essay/Poem "The Secret of Mars"

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**Created:** [March 22, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-essay-poem-the-secret-of-mars/653632 "2013-03-22T14:15:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-essay-poem-the-secret-of-mars/653632/1 "2013-03-22T14:15:46Z")

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I remember reading this in HS-it was in a popular HS English text-maybe Grade 11-12? Anyway, Google could not find anything matching the tittle.  
Anybody know where I might find it?

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**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-essay-poem-the-secret-of-mars/653632/2 "2013-03-22T17:30:56Z")

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> [@ralph124c](#):
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> I remember reading this in HS-it was in a popular HS English text-maybe Grade 11-12? Anyway, Google could not find anything matching the tittle.  
> Anybody know where I might find it?

[http://rhyyss.livejournal.com/13277.html](http://rhyyss.livejournal.com/13277.html) may have the poem you’re looking for.