Poem: “Doors of Daring” by Henry Van Dyke

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Doors of Daring

The mountains that inclose the vale With walls of granite, steep and high,Invite the fearless foot to scale Their stairway toward the sky.

The restless, deep, dividing sea That flows and foams from shore to shore,Calls to its sunburned chivalry, “Push out, set sail, explore!”

The bars of life at which we fret, That seem to prison and control,Are but the doors of daring, set Ajar before the soul.

Say not, “Too poor,” but freely give; Sigh not, “Too weak,” but boldly try;You never can begin to live Until you dare to die.

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