GIVE a man a horse he can ride, <br /> Give a man a boat he can sail; <br />And his rank and wealth, his strength and health, <br /> On sea nor shore shall fail. <br /> <br />Give a man a pipe he can smoke, <br /> Give a man a book he can read: <br />And his home is bright with a calm delight, <br /> Though the room be poor indeed. <br /> <br />Give a man a girl he can love, <br /> As I, O my love, love thee; <br />And his heart is great with the pulse of Fate, <br /> At home, on land, on sea.<br /><br />James Thomson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/gifts-3/
