Visit Me

Visit Me

I'll be here.

One day away from home
is one too many,
especially when no sense of home
exists in mind or heart.

When I was young
I scorned home bodies
and denied my own desire
to build a home.

Then I lived
as well all seem to live
in a world of movement
but no ground,
in a world of intoxication
but no wine.

Part of discovering home
has been finding my feet,
planting them in the Earth,
opening my eyes,
and allowing this world
to visit me.

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You're only here for a short visit.
Don't hurry, don't worry.
And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.
~ Walter Hagen