The wintry blast was fierce and cold, And the lassie's coat was thin and old. Her little brother by her side Shivered and pitifully cried. "Come underneath my coat," said she, 'And see how snug and warm you'll be." The brother answered, nothing loth, 'But is it big enough for both?" *Yes," said the girl, with cheery wit; 'I'll stretch it out a little bit." Ah, brothers, sisters, where the mind Is bent upon an action kind; What though the means are sparely spun, And hardly seem to serve for one? Stretch them with love, and straightway you Will find them amply wide for two! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CARGO MOVING TO GAZA (1988) by MARVIN BELL ON GOING UNNOTICED by ROBERT FROST DESIRE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE NIGHT MOTHS by EDWIN MARKHAM DOMESDAY BOOK: FATHER WHIMSETT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS BUCOLIC COMEDY: EARLY SPRING by EDITH SITWELL |