{"id":826,"date":"2026-08-19T01:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T01:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/?page_id=826"},"modified":"2026-08-19T01:40:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T01:40:30","slug":"two-islands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/naturestreet.house\/?page_id=826","title":{"rendered":"Two Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Two Islands<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n
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What lies between<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Two islands, both alike in beauty,\n'Round fair Somosomo Strait, where we lay our scene.  \n\nThe refined, reclusive resorts of the west\nContrast the raw ragged ranges of the east\nMade rich by the jewel of Pacific power between.  \n\nHere flows the heart, where deep meets restless shallow,\nA royal mantle clad in coral bloom,\nTo whisper to the diver and the chief:\nNo kingdom stands alone upon the wave.<\/em>\n\nYet mark the tide: no wall of reef or stone\nCan sever what the living se binds whole.   \n\nFor all the splendour on the western shore,\nAnd all the forest wild upon the height\nMust drink the self-same current as it turns.   \n\nThe Strait belongs to neither resort nor ridge,\nTo no sovereign king nor buyer's privilege-     \n\nSo let the current teach what stewardship requires.  \n\nTo which if you with open ears attend\nWhat here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.   \n\n  <\/pre>\n\n\n