Home’s here

They say home is where the heart is

That home is where love lies

A home is family, pets and kids

It’s “home we go” when one dies

They say it’s walls

Maybe brick or mud

Or gate and fence

No wall maybe studs

They say it’s cozy or maybe drafty

But it’s home for me none the less

Perhaps a palace or hotel or yacht

Or forbid you have nothing left

You see, home is a feeling

Signified by a place

Or a person, a memory

Something hard to replace

A safety net of warmth

A contentment state to be

Something every creature

Deserves both land and sea

Home is ours to care for

To protect and caress with love

To stoke the fire within our soul

What gives our dreams a shove

A state of mind that we provide

And something shared to us

A warmth, a calm, a peacefulness

Our planet our bodies are one

No matter what the moment

War, tragedy, loss, or fear

Home is something deep inside

The love we give says “homes here”