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Poem
February 6, 1878
The Indiana State Sentinel
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem titled 'HOME SONG' urges the heart to stay home for happiness and safety, contrasting the troubles and dangers faced by wanderers, with metaphors of birds in nests and wilderness winds.
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Full Text
HOME SONG.
Stay, stay at home, my heart, and rest.
Home-keeping hearts are happiest;
For those that wander, they know not where,
And full of trouble and full of care;
To stay at home is the best.
Weary and homesick and distressed,
They wander east, they wander west,
And are baffled and beaten and blown about
By the winds of the wilderness of doubt:
To stay at home is best.
Then stay at home, my heart, and rest:
The bird is safest in its nest;
O'er all that flutter their wings and fly
A hawk is hovering in the sky;
To stay at home is best.
-Atlantic for February.
Stay, stay at home, my heart, and rest.
Home-keeping hearts are happiest;
For those that wander, they know not where,
And full of trouble and full of care;
To stay at home is the best.
Weary and homesick and distressed,
They wander east, they wander west,
And are baffled and beaten and blown about
By the winds of the wilderness of doubt:
To stay at home is best.
Then stay at home, my heart, and rest:
The bird is safest in its nest;
O'er all that flutter their wings and fly
A hawk is hovering in the sky;
To stay at home is best.
-Atlantic for February.
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Home Song
Staying Home
Wandering Troubles
Safety Nest
Moral Advice
Poem Details
Title
Home Song.
Subject
Advice To Stay At Home
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas
Key Lines
Stay, Stay At Home, My Heart, And Rest.
Home Keeping Hearts Are Happiest;
The Bird Is Safest In Its Nest;
To Stay At Home Is Best.