["A. B. C." speak -- that is, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.] Pan-America, glorious name! Statesmanlike purpose and brotherly aim! May the gods favor and prosper the plan; But -- who holds the handle and what's in the pan? One man's poison, another man's meat; What's in the pan? Is it wholesome to eat? Good for the North and the Central and South, Pleasant for each Pan-American mouth? Who holds the pan we are called to admire? Any one's fat due to fall in the fire? Pan-America! Excellent plan! But -- who holds the handle and what's in the pan? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHEN DEY 'LISTED COLORED SOLDIERS by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE SERGEANT'S WEDDIN' by RUDYARD KIPLING CARLYLE AND EMERSON by MONTGOMERY SCHUYLER THE INDIAN UPON GOD by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE SEA DREAM by WILLIAM ROSE BENET OBSERVATIONS IN THE ART OF ENGLISH POESY: 28 by THOMAS CAMPION |