Fellow Traveler,
do you feel like you've been
searching for home
for a lifetime?
Are you out there in the dark
storm-tossed and weary,
buffeted by winds,
with still such a long way to go?
Come home.
I'll put a candle on the sill
to light your way.
There's a fire in the hearth
and a soup-pot slow-simmering.
Comfort and kind words await.
You need only arrive.
Come home, weary traveler,
to the only home
there ever is ~
home to yourself
once again.
Oh Sherry, this poem itself is warm and lovely. Poetic words so many souls need to hear. I love this!!
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ReplyDeletehome to yourself from the storm... a healing thought...
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of a favorite hymn that I learned not in church, but from a movie called "The Trip To Bountiful."
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZGTrY9xfvM
Totally *not* head-on-the-desk sobbing right now. Just...lovely.
ReplyDeleteSuch a wistful feel to this, as if the narrator is not only offering home but seeking it herself in that communion with others lost and alone. Really, one of my favorites you've ever written, Sherry. Sad, sweet, redeeming.
ReplyDeleteI had to chuckle at Chrissa's comment as I wiped a tear from under my eye.
ReplyDeleteWarm, healing words that every wanderer longs to hear, to find a peace and comfort within themselves, beautifully rendered.
ReplyDeletepax,
dora
So gentle and inviting. The last stanza caught me with its perception. Wonderful response to the prompt.
ReplyDeleteYou know, Sherry, I do think the soul does decide to up and wander, leaving us behind once in awhile. I love your prayer for calling it home. Truly beautiful <3
ReplyDeleteThere's a longing in these words. Touching. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteTravelers tend to take care of fellow travelers. You told it well, I would come.
ReplyDeleteI would also liked the thrill of riding in a box car.
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Beautiful and it warms the heart to know there is soup ready for a weary traveler. "Come home to yourself again" if only one can find the way.
ReplyDeleteI think everyone needs to hear such words......you're right, Hedge, the poet is seeking as well as offering - always!
ReplyDeleteI love your words. They resonate with me. I appreciate reading this now.
ReplyDeleteOh, I so love this. It brings me hope. I am weary of traveling the dark path I seem ever to be placed on.
ReplyDeletea balm, your words, Sherry ~
ReplyDeleteAh such a welcoming compendium your words
ReplyDeleteHappy you dropped by my blog
Much💜love
Oh Sherry, this is so comforting. And of course the only home - ourselves. Love this!
ReplyDeleteYes, if one is home to oneself, wherever one is, that is where one belongs.
ReplyDeleteI could taste the soup! This poem radiates warmth.
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