The Open Door (Brazilian Verses)
By Rudyard Kipling
England is a cosy little country,
Excepting for the draughts along the floor.
And that is why youre told,
When the passages are cold:
Darling, youve forgot to shut the Door!
The Awful East Wind blows it
Pussy or, the Hearthrug shows it,
Aunty at the Writing-table knows it
Darling, youve 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 isnt any cold
So there isnt 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 isnt 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 isnt 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 isnt any Door that need be shut!