Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HOMECOMING, by GAIUS VALERIUS CATULLUS


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First Line: Gem of all isthmuses and isles that lie
Last Line: And ring out, all ye laughter-peals of home!
Alternate Author Name(s): Catullus, Caius Valerius
Variant Title(s): Sonnet To The Island Of Sirmio; Sirmio
Subject(s): Homecoming


GEM of all isthmuses and isles that lie,
Fresh or salt water's children, in clear lake
Or ampler ocean: with what joy do I
Approach thee, Sirmio! Oh! am I awake,
Or dream that once again mine eye beholds
Thee, and has looked its last on Thracian wolds?
Sweetest of sweets to me that pastime seems,
When the mind drops her burden: when -- the pain
Of travel past -- our own cot we regain,
And nestle on the pillow of our dreams!
'Tis this one thought that cheers us as we roam.
Hail, O fair Sirmio! Joy, thy lord is here!
Joy too, ye waters of the Golden Mere!
And ring out, all ye laughter-peals of home!





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