THE THEME

Two shall be born the whole wide world apart;

And speak in different tongues, and have no thought

Each of the other's being, and no heed;

And these o'er unknown seas to unknown lands

Shall cross, escaping wreck, defying death,

And all unconsciously shape every act

And lend each wandering step to this one end,—

That, one day, out of darkness, they shall meet

And read life's meaning in each other's eyes.

Susan Marr Spalding.