A Public House Bar


(A Warning Poem.)

 

 


   "A BAR to heaven, a door to Hell,
    Whoever named it named it well.

    A BAR to manliness and wealth,
    A door to want and broken health.

    A BAR to honour, pride, and fame,
    A door to sin and grief and shame.

    A BAR to hope, a bar to prayer,
    A door to darkness and despair.

    A BAR to honoured useful life,
    A door to brawling senseless strife.

    A BAR to all that's true and brave,
    A door to every drunkard's grave.

    A BAR to joy that home imparts,
    A door to tears and broken hearts.

    A BAR to Heaven, a door to Hell,
    Whoever named it, named it well.”
	
	                   Unknown Author.