Shut the Door

Shut the door and shutter the glass:

remain alone within these walls,

and if some knock who nearby pass

be silent to their calls.

Bolt the door until they go

for we are poor, with nought to share;

who rudely bring us wind and snow

may steal our meager fare.

For they are many and we are three;

and who calls there from wintry mist?

the hand that fumbles at the key

may pound with iron fist.