HOUSE AND HOME

Autora: Lucile Hutton, Poetisa Norte-Americana.

Livro: 'Where The Spirit Sings'

Ano: 1999

When a house is a home, its door opens wide,

Its rooms offer comfort and safety and rest.

It shields from bad weather, has means to ease hunger,

And welcomes its members and often a guest.

Its windows can open, admitting a breeze.

Its halls are convenient, its closets can store.

Its bedrooms provide for a personal time.

Its living room gives to the family a core,

Where listening and talking and reading and games

Knit parents and children together to find

That the sofa, the lamps, the pictures, and books

Result in a harmony when they´re combined.

A house is made of solid things.

A home is where the spirit sings.