Give me wide walls to build my house of Life -- The North shall be of Love, against the winds of fate; The South of Tolerance, that I may outreach hate; The East of Faith, that rises clear and new each day; The West of Hope, that e'en dies a glorious way. The threshold 'neath my feet shall be Humility; The roof -- the very sky itself -- Infinity. Give me wide walls to build my house of Life. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DEVOURER OF NATIONS by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET ETUDES DE PLUSIERS PAYSAGES DE L' AME: 1 by HAYDEN CARRUTH SOMEBODY LOVED ME by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DE LITTLE PICKANINNY'S GONE TO SLEEP by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON TO HORACE BUMSTEAD by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON |