Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CHOICE, by ELLEN COIT ELLIOTT


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CHOICE, by                    
First Line: Ask and it shall be given
Last Line: Your heaven or hell.
Subject(s): Religion; Theology


Ask and it shall be given.
Ask—ask.
And if you ask a stone
Expect not bread;
And if the stone glitter like a caught star,
And shine on a warm, soft breast,
And you have tossed your soul away
To see it in that nest,
Yet is it still a stone—not bread.

Seek and you shall find.
Seek—seek.
And if you go the crowded street
Look not to find the hills;
And if the shops sit gay along the way,
And laughter fills the air,
Still—you have lost the hills.

Knock and the door shall open.
Knock—knock.
Two doors are there, beware!
Think well before you knock;
Your tapping finger will unlock
Your heaven or hell.





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