Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WHAT IS HOME?, by WINIFRED W. GARDNER


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First Line: Home is not a palace gay
Last Line: Where these are found, home is the best.
Subject(s): Home


Home is not a palace gay
That one oft views upon his way;
Is not color of particular hue,
Though to any home it may be due.

Home is not in four square walls
Where John Paine after paying his all's
Was incarcerated, possibly late,
In dingy walls of old Nugate.

But inspiration from that prison cell
Bethought John Paine who wrote it well;
The humbleness of one's estate
Does not a true home berate.

Home is where love and peace are found;
Where joy of soul may still abound,
Content, peace, joy, love and rest --
Where these are found, home is the best.





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