I come back home, and find the hills Still wrapped in wintry weather; The lingering snow the valley fills -- And I had hoped for heather! But there beyond the snow and mire I see the twinkle of a fire. I come back home; a fruitless quest Afar had made me wander; But now I know the world is best Right here, not over yonder. I see a cottage window glow, And now, and now I love it so! I come back home -- and home is there, Yes, home is there awaiting, And just as fond and just as fair, Its love as unabating; A good wife meets me at the door And children romp across the floor. I come back home, a better man, A better husband, neighbor, A better member of my clan, With other men to labor. A mighty fortune God has sent -- Has made me with my home content. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...I LOOKED FOR LIFE AND DID A SHADOW SEE by JAMES GALVIN PLEDGE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 4. THE LOTTERY GIRL by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON JOHNNY APPLESEED by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE BEAST OF BURDEN by MARIANNE MOORE |