Gifts
1834-1882
GIVE a man a horse he can ride,
Give a man a boat he can sail;
And his rank and wealth, his strength and health,
On sea nor shore shall fail.
Give a man a pipe he can smoke,
Give a man a book he can read:
And his home is bright with a calm delight,
Though the room be poor indeed.
Give a man a girl he can love,
As I, O my love, love thee;
And his heart is great with the pulse of Fate,
At home, on land, on sea.
DayPoems Poem No. 746
<a href="http://www.daypoems.net/poems/746.html">Gifts by James Thomson</a>
The DayPoems Poetry Collection, www.daypoems.net
Timothy Bovee, editor
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