Homesick

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I want to be alone where skylarks sing
Where primroses grow wild and bluebells ring
Where sweet the fragrant scent of Mountain thyme
Back in the glen that once was yours and mine

I’m wistful for the sights, the sounds, the smells
The purple evening sheen of heather bells
I miss the gloaming’s hazy mellow light
As summer’s day fades slowly into night

My heart tells me, I’m lost, I must return
To see my highland home, my woodland burn
Refresh, and set my captive spirit free
Among the hills forever calling me

This lonely pain is razor sharp and strong
Tomorrow I go back where I belong.

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Copyright © | Year Posted 2010


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Date: 2/28/2010 4:56:00 AM
great write...
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Date: 2/8/2010 2:38:00 PM
Hi Margaret, I was perusing the lists, looking for actual poetry when I came across your lovely sonnet-like piece. (The rhyme scheme is different from a sonnet) It is truly lovely. Very nice iambic pentameter too, and the message ia nicely put in descriptive language. It was a pleasure to read. C.
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Date: 2/7/2010 2:39:00 PM
Elegant beauty in your lines Margaret.. so vividly visual and wonderfully magnetic to the reader.. I would be Homesick too if such a place existed for me.. lovely form the Sonnet.. u have used it quite well.. luv.. and thankxxx for your very precious comments on my poetry always.. luv.. Linda-Marie..
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Date: 2/3/2010 11:04:00 AM
I think you've got the lyrics for a great homecoming song , here , Margaret and a well deserved win .....
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Date: 2/1/2010 1:40:00 PM
This is a really graceful sounding poem, I think. I think I caught myself swaying side to side. Congratulations on your first place win!
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Date: 1/31/2010 8:01:00 AM
Congratulations Margaret on winning 1st place in The Rambling Poet’s “Home” Mini-Poetry contest with these creative words. Your talent has placed you in the winners circle. And I greatly enjoyed reading your sentiments about your homeplace. Smiles, Dane Ann
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Date: 1/30/2010 4:52:00 PM
Congratulations on winning first place in Constance's contest, Margaret. This excellent poem deserves the honor! Love, carolyn
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Date: 1/30/2010 11:30:00 AM
Great rhyming and meter. I'm happy for you for going back. Thanks for sharing.
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Date: 1/30/2010 10:30:00 AM
Congradulations Margaret on your win! A lovely sentiment, we have all experience! True Home. Jeralynn
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Date: 1/29/2010 1:41:00 PM
Good use of imagery and rhyme for a wonderful poem. Congratulations on your first place finish in the Home contest. Keep up the good writing. Enjoy your honor!
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Date: 1/29/2010 11:32:00 AM
Congratulations on winning with this lovely sonnet. Love, Joyce
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Date: 1/29/2010 5:55:00 AM
marvelous! Sounds like Scotland or Ireland? Light & Love
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Date: 1/29/2010 3:02:00 AM
This is beautiful! Congratulations on your 1st place win.
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Date: 1/28/2010 9:19:00 PM
Hey, what contest is this one you won in with this lovely poem?? I don't even know!! Anyway, I sure love this sonnet. You are great at dong a sonnet, a rare sight to see! LUv, Andera
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Date: 1/28/2010 8:04:00 PM
Margaret, Congratulations on taking first place with this magnificent poem! It is very deserving of the honor. It is going right into my favorites. Blessings, Connie P.S. Thank you for your nice comments on my Sedona poem.
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Date: 1/28/2010 5:50:00 PM
Poetic, romantic, lovely sonnet, Margaret. Congratulations to you!
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Date: 1/28/2010 5:36:00 PM
Congrats on first place. A poem of this quality deserves to be the best and it is! Home is exactly as you describe. Mac
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Date: 1/28/2010 4:48:00 PM
Congratulations on first place in my contest, with this beautiful poem, about Home
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Date: 1/28/2010 7:26:00 AM
Through your eyes, and your beautiful sonnet, I can feel the melancholy and homesickness one must feel for a homeland of one's early days. This makes me homesick for my own childhood place....the place my heart belongs. So lovely, Margaret...so lovely! ~ Carrie
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Date: 1/28/2010 6:43:00 AM
A lovely sonnet to describe such beautiful memories. It seems that you go there fully in your mind. Thanks for sharing. Smiles from Lolita
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Date: 1/28/2010 4:05:00 AM
wonderful poem and descriptions.
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Date: 1/28/2010 1:55:00 AM
It always comes over me at this time of year, but I survive, have done for long enough now....:)..Margaret
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Date: 1/28/2010 1:11:00 AM
You capture it well Margaret.It's something I experienced about England when we lived in Germany fo a few years in the fifties.Rgds Brian & thanks for your welcome comments today.
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Date: 1/28/2010 12:15:00 AM
A chicken will always go home to roost. A man's home is his castle. Fare thee well Margaret.The poem is very enjoyable, lovely sonnet. A big thanx to you for your support...........THANNNNX
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