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Best Famous Leaving Home Poems

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Written by Linda Pastan | Create an image from this poem

To A Daughter Leaving Home

 When I taught you
at eight to ride
a bicycle, loping along
beside you
as you wobbled away
on two round wheels,
my own mouth rounding
in surprise when you pulled
ahead down the curved
path of the park,
I kept waiting
for the thud
of your crash as I
sprinted to catch up,
while you grew
smaller, more breakable
with distance,
pumping, pumping
for your life, screaming
with laughter,
the hair flapping
behind you like a
handkerchief waving
goodbye.


Written by Emily Dickinson | Create an image from this poem

That is solemn we have ended

 That is solemn we have ended
Be it but a Play
Or a Glee among the Garret
Or a Holiday

Or a leaving Home, or later,
Parting with a World
We have understood for better
Still to be explained.
Written by Anne Killigrew | Create an image from this poem

To my Lady Berkeley Afflicted upon her Son My Lord BERKELEYs Early Engaging in the Sea-Service

 SO the renowned Ithacensian Queen
In Tears for her Telemachus was seen, 
When leaving Home, he did attempt the Ire
Of rageing Seas, to seek his absent Sire: 
Such bitter Sighs her tender Breast did rend; 
But had she known a God did him attend, 
And would with Glory bring him safe again, 
Bright Thoughts would then have dispossess't her Pain. 
 Ah Noblest Lady! You that her excel
In every Vertue, may in Prudence well
Suspend your Care; knowing what power befriends
Your Hopes, and what on Vertue still attends. 

In bloody Conflicts he will Armour find, 
In strongest Tempests he will rule the Wind, 
He will through Thousand Dangers force a way, 
And still Triumphant will his Charge convey. 
And the All-ruling power that can act thus, 
Will safe return your Dear Telemachus. 

 Alas, he was not born to live in Peace, 
Souls of his Temper were not made for Ease, 
Th' Ignoble only live secure from Harms, 
The Generous tempt, and seek out fierce Alarms. 
Huge Labours were for Hercules design'd, 
Jason, to fetch the Golden Fleece, enjoyn'd, 
The Minotaure by Noble Theseus dy'd, 
In vain were Valour, if it were not try'd, 
Should the admir'd and far-sought Diamond lye, 
As in its Bed, unpolisht to the Eye, 
It would be slighted like a common stone, 
It's Value would be small, its Glory none. 
But when't has pass'd the Wheel and Cutters hand, 
Then it is meet in Monarchs Crowns to stand. 

 Upon the Noble Object of your Care
Heaven has bestow'd, of Worth, so large a share, 
That unastonisht none can him behold, 
Or credit all the Wonders of him told! 
When others, at his Years were turning o're, 
The Acts of Heroes that had liv'd before, 
Their Valour to excite, when time should fit, 
He then did Things, were Worthy to be writ! 
Stayd not for Time, his Courage that out-ran
In Actions, far before in Years, a Man. 
Two French Campagnes he boldly courted Fame, 
While his Face more the Maid, than Youth became
Adde then to these a Soul so truly Mild, 
Though more than Man, Obedient as a Child. 
And (ah) should one Small Isle all these confine, 
Vertues created through the World to shine? 
Heaven that forbids, and Madam so should you; 
Remember he but bravely does pursue
His Noble Fathers steps; with your own Hand
Then Gird his Armour on, like him he'll stand, 
His Countries Champion, and Worthy be
Of your High Vertue, and his Memory.

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