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AT THE DOOR by LILLIE FULLER MERRIAM

First Line: CHILDREN ARE AT THE DOOR
Last Line: WITH AN ARROW FROM HIS SHEATH.
Children are at the door.
Shall I let them in?
If I let them in, I can do no more the work I love;
If I bid them go, I then can work no more
For thinking that I should have let them in
And worked no more.

Duty is at the door.
Shall I let her in?
If I let her in, my life must change its course;
If I bid her go, my life will change itself
For thinking that I should have let her in
And followed her.

Love is at the door.
Shall I let him in?
If I let him in, my heart's content may cease;
If I bid him go, I may weep bitter tears
For thinking that I should have let him in to wound me
With an arrow from his sheath.



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