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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHY I LOVE HER by ALEXANDER BROME ECHO AND THE FERRY by JEAN INGELOW IN THE NEOLITHIC AGE by RUDYARD KIPLING THE BELLS OF SHANDON by FRANCIS SYLVESTER MAHONY WINTER HEAVENS by GEORGE MEREDITH THE SHADOWS by FRANK DEMPSTER SHERMAN THE VOYAGE OF MAELDUNE by ALFRED TENNYSON ON THE STATUE OF AN ANGEL, BY BIENAIME by WASHINGTON ALLSTON |