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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Homesick, we’ve all been there; Home embodies a sense of belonging. Having family and friends in one place Helps make home happen. However, Houses, schools, churches, stores, people all change; Homeplace familiarity gets lost through the years. Maybe, Hiraeth abides not in space or time, but in the mind and heart?

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Bill Baker

Date: 2/6/2024 6:22:00 PM

Nice Pleiades, Sara. Good topic too. I can follow your logic here and concur with your outcome. I miss our own cave when away. It's comforting getting back home. Hugs, Bill

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/7/2024 5:05:00 AM

I agree, hubby...no place like home!

Sotto Poet

Date: 2/5/2024 10:42:00 AM

Dear Sara, your poem is truly remarkable. It beautifully captures the universal experience of homesickness, a sentiment that resonates deeply within us all. Personally, whenever I venture away from my familiar surroundings, a profound longing to return home engulfs me, as if my attachment to my bed is insurmountable. Yet, upon setting foot in my beloved city again, a palpable serenity washes over me, as the very air saturates my senses and bestows upon me a profound sense of tranquility.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/5/2024 5:54:00 PM

I appreciate you sharing your thoughts and feelings with me. I'm the same way....whenever away from 'home,' I suddenly miss it, especially my own bed. I can relate to your 'attachment.' I also experience such joy when I return to my city again....I always think of the Wizard of Oz..."There's no place like home.' Thanks for your visit and have a great evening, your poetess friend in Texas, Sara

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 2/4/2024 5:55:00 PM

Ooh love the last line! Indeed…we overcome and yet it aches.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/5/2024 5:49:00 AM

thanks for appreciating the wisdom and insight in the last line. Have a pleasant day, dear Kim!

Jerry Brotherton

Date: 2/4/2024 5:48:00 PM

A lovely poem, my friend. Homesick is an American soldier sent to some foreign land where everything is so different. It is a little better with today's technology making it easier to keep in touch.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/5/2024 5:48:00 AM

thanks for sharing and for commenting. My husband was sent to Thailand and was isolated from his ex-wife and newborn for almost a year...technology would've softened the heartache. You're right...enjoy your day, Sara

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/4/2024 4:18:00 PM

I feel homesick sometimes for my state. All my family is there while I am stuck out here in Utah, but it's a really nice state at least. Good one, Sara.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/4/2024 4:59:00 PM

thank you for visiting, Andrea. I once lived in Indiana...the whole time I lived and worked there I was homesick for Texas and my family...so I understand. Have a great evening, Sara

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 2/4/2024 3:34:00 PM

Yes. I have been homesick. Love this. God bless you sweet lady. love, Gina

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/4/2024 4:59:00 PM

thanks for visiting, Gina, and for your sweet comments. Have a splendid evening, Sara

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 2/4/2024 12:20:00 PM

Homesick makes me wonder about early pioneers, who left homes in th East, knowing they would never go back. Poem really made me think.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/4/2024 5:00:00 PM

I'm grateful my poem made you think. My great grandfather left Germany and immigrated to the US not knowing what to expect...what courage he and early pioneers had. Thanks for sharing your thoughts...have a pleasant evening, Sara

Silent One

Date: 2/4/2024 11:38:00 AM

We all get homesick.. Whenever I go away, I always want to go home after a week.. I just love my bed too much I guess .. Whenever i come back to my city, the air just fills my senses and I feel at peace..

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/4/2024 5:01:00 PM

thanks for visiting and for sharing your thoughts and experiences....brings to mind that quote from The Wizard of Oz..."There's no place like home..." have a great evening, Sara

Ink Empress

Date: 2/4/2024 7:04:00 AM

What a deep write this is dear sara, as always one that made me ponder. I absolutely love the way youv delivered this and sometimes through time yes everything gets lost or misplaced and can feel different, and youv expressed that very well, i especially loved the lines “ Hiraeth abides not in space or time, but in the mind and heart?“ powerful line! Home is a feeling, state of mind, not a place but one shared with loved ones that youv made it clear through your well articulates lines.FAVE

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/4/2024 5:03:00 PM

thank you, kind Ink, for your enthusiasm about my poem. I'm grateful you found it meaningful and thought provoking. Your compliments mean a great deal to me as well as the 'fave.' I appreciate your kindness and support. Have a pleasant week ahead, hugs, Sara

Vijay Pandit

Date: 2/4/2024 5:00:00 AM

Being with family is inherently a realm of joy and kindness. Yes--a sense of belonging, as you say, Sara.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/4/2024 5:10:00 AM

thanks for stopping by Vijay...that sense of belonging is important to mental health. Enjoy your day, Sara