Show here the oceans panama twain have caltea all the ages to be mated waited long and waited vainly though the script was written plainly this the portal of the sea tor h m who 1 olds the key here the empire of the earth walts in patience for its birth who shall hold that magic key but the ch id of destiny in whose veins has mingled long all the best blood of tl e strong sentinel of duty here must he guard a hemisphere let the old world keep its ways naught to him its blame or praise naught its greed or hate or fear for all swords be sheathed here yea the gateway shall be free unto all from sea to sea A d no fratricidal slaughter sl all defile its sacred water buethe hand that aped the gate shall forever hold the key james jeffrey roche in scribners |