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 sun-burned 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. + 