Lyric Poem · Nature
Away from Home are some and I
Away from Home are some and I —
An Emigrant to be
In a Metropolis of Homes
Is easy, possibly —
The Habit of a Foreign Sky
We — difficult — acquire
As Children, who remain in Face
The more their Feet retire.
This poem is in the public domain.
“Away from Home are some and I” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/away-from-home-are-some-and-i
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