Updated September 23, 2019 | Infoplease Staff UnderstandingI understood the rest too well, And all their thoughts have come to be Clear as grey sea-weed in the swell Of a sunny shallow sea.But you I never understood, Your spirit's secret hides like gold Sunk in a Spanish galleon Ages ago in waters cold. Sara Teasdale: "I Know the Stars" Sara Teasdale: Flame and Shadow, Part V Sara Teasdale: Nightfall .com/t/poetry/flame-shadow/understanding.html Sources Our Common Sources