title: Between West and East: A book of poetry
author: John Reavis
description: John Reavis, born in 1957, has an M.A. in English from Arizona State University. He is married with two grown children.
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  # **CHAPTER 3**
  
  > Oh, East is East and West is West,  
  > and never the twain shall meet,  
  > Till Earth and Sky stand presently  
  > at God's great Judgement Seat;  
  > But there is neither East nor West,  
  > Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,  
  > When two strong men stand face to face,  
  > tho' they come from the ends of the earth!
  >
  > Rudyard Kipling  
  > "The Ballad of East and West" (1889)
  
  ### **_Clarkesville, GA, United States, Sol III_**  
   ** _1350 EDT Saturday September 12, 2009 AD_**
  
  Tulo'stenaloor regarded the young Kessentai coldly. "Tell me again about this
  skirmish."
  
  "This what, estanaar?" Cholosta'an asked. The young scout-leader was clearly
  confused to be discussing the encounter. Especially with the "estanaar" of
  this large band. The term was both new and old, it was to be found in the net,
  but it had not been used in the memory of anyone in the Horde. It had
  connotations of "Warleade