Away from Home are some and I --

Read 'Away from Home are some and I --' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

Away from Home are some and I -- by Emily Dickinson

 Away from Home are some and I --
An Emigrant to be
In a Metropolis of Homes
Is easy, possibly --

The Habit of a Foreign Sky
We -- difficult -- acquire
As Children, who remain in Face
The more their Feet retire.

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