Stay, stay at home, my heart, and rest; Home-keeping hearts are happiest, For those that wander they know not where Are full of trouble and full of care; To stay at home is best. Weary and homesick and distressed, They wander east, they wander west, And are baffled and beaten and blown about By the winds of the wilderness of doubt; To stay at home is best. Then stay at home, my heart, and rest; The bird is safest in its nest; O'er all that flutter their wings and fly A hawk is hovering in the sky; To stay at home is best. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DANCE OF THE SEVIN DEIDLY SYNNIS by WILLIAM DUNBAR A VISION OF CONNAUGHT IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY by JAMES CLARENCE MANGAN THE EAGLE SWIFT by ADAM OF SAINT VICTOR AFTER THE PLAY by HAMILTON FISH ARMSTRONG MOONLIGHT by MARGUERITE ATTERBURY LANGUID SEPTEMBER by ANNE MILLAY BREMER |