Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WELCOME BACK, by ELIZA COOK Poet's Biography First Line: Sweet is the hour that brings us home Last Line: If we are but sure of a welcome back Subject(s): Homecoming | ||||||||
Sweet is the hour that brings us home, Where all will spring to meet us; Where hands are striving, as we come, To be the first to greet us. When the world hath spent its frowns and wrath, And care been sorely pressing: 'Tis sweet to turn from our roving path, And find a fireside blessing. Oh, joyfully dear is the homeward track, If we are but sure of a welcome back. What do we reck on a dreary way, Though lonely and benighted, If we know there are lips to chide our stay, And eyes that will beam love-lighted? What is the worth of your diamond ray, To the glance that flashes pleasure; When the words that welcome back betray, We form a heart's chief treasure? Oh, joyfully dear is our homeward track If we are but sure of a welcome back | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COMING HOME AT TWILIGHT IN LATE SUMMER by JANE KENYON THE NEGATIVES by PHILIP LEVINE THE WATER'S CHANT by PHILIP LEVINE THE EXILE'S RETURN by ROBERT LOWELL THE RETURN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS TAKING THE TRAIN HOME by WILLIAM MATTHEWS I SHALL RETURN by CLAUDE MCKAY |
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