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Wedding of the Waters

Catherine Gruen 2007 (California)

Open the gates, the locks, the aqueducts!
Pour in water and flow over the dry, unknowing land.
Open the gates, the locks, the aqueducts!
White water, summer laze, and ice in winter's hand.
Open our living,
Host our giving.
May you flow forever, from Lakes to Atlantic.
Be joined in unity, America's majestic.

About this poem

Nearly 200 years ago, the Eerie Canal opened, connecting Lake Eerie and the Atlantic Ocean and launching the rebirth of America's economy and exploration in the early 1800s.

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Written on October 26, 2022

Submitted by ingridgruen on October 26, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AbAbccdd
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 309
Words 60
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
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