THE WEDDING AT PANAMA
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Severed forever,
Yet closer than ever Two neighboring continents lie. The day when these lands Could reach out and touch hands Forever is gone and passed by. Severed forever, Yet closer than ever, For what a new union is this! They are neighbors made kin Since the wedding has been Of seas that were wed with a kiss. Now both mighty oceans were born of these lands That fed them with streams from their breast, And wedded, will bring to the old parent-sands New wealth from the East and the West. So, kindred forever, And closer than ever Two neighboring continents lie: Their children are one, A new era begun, That's watched with a world-sweeping eye. |