THERE IS STRENGTH IN THE SOIL

There is strength in the soil;

In the earth there is laughter and youth.

There is solace and hope in the upturned loam.

And lo, I shall plant my soul in it here like a seed!

And forth it shall come to me as a flower of song;

For I know it is good to get back to the earth

That is orderly, placid, all-patient!

It is good to know how quiet

And noncommittal it breathes,

This ample and opulent bosom

That must some day nurse us all!