Question

Elaborate the idea conveyed in the lines given below:
“I am their wall against all danger,
Their door against the wind and snow,
Thou whom a woman laid in a manger,
Take me not till the children grow​

Answer 1

Answer:

I think it is 'Hay' generally known as dried grass and dried leaves which is also used to feed cattles.

Answer 2

Answer:

These lines are from a beautiful poem titled ‘Any Woman’ by Katherine Tynan. The poet has beautifully is a beautiful depicted the greatness of a woman who playes many roles in her life.

The narrator in the poem is a mother. In these lines she is saying that she protects her family and children from dangers like a wall. The mother also protects her family and children from wind and snow like a door.  

In the last two lines, she prays to Jesus, who was also born by a woman (Mother Mary) in a manger requesting him that He should help her live until her children have grown up.