Saturday, September 24, 2016

Home

4 walls and a door
Don’t forget the floor
That is the place I live
And not my home

Home is where the heart is
And lives
unequivocally enshrines the self
with a warm sense of belonging

No foreboding or fear
Can reach me here.
I am child once again
In this humble abode.


Raucous waves ~~
Sticky sand which won’t leave my slippers
The fresh smell of salt in the sea 
All welcome me home
How can I resist?

Filter coffee
Happy dog
Loving Grandma
That’s what makes my home
What makes yours?


If you don’t know ,
Go search, seek , build !!
If you do know ,
Visit it more often.
Treasure the warmth it gives you
Even if you live there all the time.
Especially If you live there ‘all’ the time.


(image borrowed , not the one of my dog though :P)


18 comments:

  1. Home is where the heart is

    And the doggie knows this. It can take full use right up to one's bed if access is allowed.

    Hank

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  2. Beautiful samyukta... keep them coming ... u pen ur thoughts beautifully n I am big fan of the way u put it forth....God bless Gal

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  3. Sometimes to often taken for granted, I enjoyed your poem

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  4. I like your take on home. Everyone should have one like that—and a dog :)

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  5. I think we can find it right where we are... maybe we should be not search so much.

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  6. I like the way you start with the place where you live, which is not your home, and then move on to where your heart is. - the place where you grew up. I also enjoyed the sight, sound and feel of the place , which then lead to the person who makes your home.

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    1. Thank you :D
      Even I didn't notice the structure before you pointed it out

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  7. this serves as a good reminder that find ones own place in the world.

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  8. Ah, I love a home (and a poem!) that has a grandma and a happy dog in it!

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    1. Yayy. They are there in my poems more often than not xP

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  9. Happy to know home is where the heart is. So too the art, but it takes longer getting there. Saying just how the home is the heart. There's a welcoming mat at the door of this!

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  10. Ah yes....beautiful thoughts...!

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  11. Oh! I love the coffee and dog best :)

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