«Brazilian Verses». 1927. 6. The Open Door ENGLAND is a cosy little country, Excepting for the draughts along the floor. And that is why you're told, When the passages are cold: "Darling, you've forgot to shut the Door!" The Awful East Wind blows it- Pussy on the Hearthrug shows it, Aunty at the Writing-table knows it- "Darling, you've forgot to shut the Door!" Shut-shut-shut the Door, my darling! Always shut the Door behind you, but You can go when you are old Where there isn't any cold- So there isn't any Door that need be shut! And- The deep Verandah shows it- The pale Magnolia knows it- And the bold, white Trumpet-flower blows it:- There isn't any Door that need be shut! The piping Tree-toad knows it- The midnight Firefly shows it And the Beams of the Moon disclose it:- There isn't any Door that need be shut! The milky Beaches know it- The silky Breezes blow it- And the Shafts of the Sunrise show it:- There isn't any Door that need be shut! |
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