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Question: May a poem speak to going home again!?
Yesterday, I decided to clear out some files!. I found this piece hiding in a pile of papers – PAPERS (!)!. I have edited it slightly and added a new couplet!.
Alumni Weekend
by Elaine Polin
The streets of Philadelphia have not changed,
Though I have been away these many years;
My campus bustles, glows with new, young life
And for this moment, I feel I’ve come home!.
Pat’s cheese steak hoagie is Proust’s madeleine,
The bread as soft and fresh as yesterday,
In narrow, cobbled streets, these market crowds
Return me from a journey off the Earth!.
I watch the Schuylkill’s rowing crews compete,
And I remember parties long ago
When wine was drunk and we were drunk with love,
And know, enfin, you can’t go home again!.
A child in Philly once longed for the stars,
The New York woman now belongs to Mars!.
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Home Again:
Coming home is where you belong
as well as where everything is
Home is where you can sleep in your own bed!.
Once again get use to the surroundings you
know!.
Home Again
is knowing that the homesick feeling
will be gone!.
If you have been gone for years it will take
some getting used to again!.
Only you will know what has changed what has not!.
I can see you like Philadelphia
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Home is where you make it ,,,,,And I loved this piece
And now your a woman who Dances among the stars
Writes her poetry For the world to see,Now she's relaxing at P of M's,Calling this place home,,Mars
After reading Elys,,,and C S 's I went and read it again ,,,using a BROOKLYN Accent,,,
And I cracked myself up ,,,,,,,,,Www@QuestionHome@Com
Sometimes when I look at old stuff I can say 'That's not bad at all' - (British penchant for understatement)!.!.!.other times I find utter drivel!.
Alumni Weekend is not bad at all!.!.!.!.morphing into an American - Gee, that's great!. Wow, OMG it's awesome!.!.!.!.(well teenage American, actually)
Can we see some more like this!?!.!.!.old/new doesn't matter - it is a lovely piece of writing!.!.!.for the anthology, yes!?
ps - In trying to change my personal photo I have succeeded in buggering it up!.!.!.hence back to A!Y avatar!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
My college reunion, never been
and high school!.!.!. only one
memories enjoyed, untainted
by hard realities!.!.!. of age
Reunions fascinate me, although I do not know why since I abhor the idea of attending!. To each his own!. Nice poem, ending couplet brought it back to now!.
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A small tear is forming in the corner of my right eye!. It does this when it encounters beauty such as this, and my one wish is that I get to meet every person I have found through poetry before I do indeed go home for eternity!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Bits and pieces of our journey add up to sub-totals of who we are, who
we were, and where we are going, it's a journey, not a destination!.
Lovely thoughts, thank you for bits and pieces of your journey, I enjoyed this read very much!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Sounds wonderful!.!.!.memories of our youth, the sites, the smells, the excitement!. Your poem makes me wish I had things that I wanted to remember, but, in truth, I'd rather forget!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
Ah, but you had stars and Mars even in Phillie!.!.!.!.quite a good poem, that really expresses the knowledge of what a home is, good onyer!.!.!.leaving isn't that sad a thing!.!.!.!.we grow into the size of new stars!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
This is poetry!.!.!.beautiful, captivating, elegant!.!.!.all the things I want to taste and savor!.!.!.
I am working on one now!. I will try write it down after lunch!.
Today, we are reading more about ancient coins!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
This is really an awesome poem and it really makes you think of time gone by' and how we miss even the smaller things in life along with the important things that touched the heart so!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Ah, nostalgia ain't what it used to be!
Seriously, I enjoyed the warm, summery afternoon feel of this!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Who says you can`t go back home!? Maybe Mars will resemble the
old "Philly "once you get there!. You never know!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
There is little I can add to Elys' comments!. But in my mind I hear this wistful sonnet spoken in a New York accent and I smile!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
You'll always have some PA in ya!. You'll take it with you to Mars!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
You can never, really, go home again!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
South Street is like Bourbon Street NorthWww@QuestionHome@Com
I've tried to repeat "old fun"!. It was sad!.Www@QuestionHome@Com