A poem for home lovers this Valentine’s day

‘Home Sweet Home ‘by John Howard Payne

(Home sweet home is by definition is ‘An expression of pleasure or relief upon returning to one's home, especially after an extended period away from it’).

'Mid pleasures and Palaces though we may roam,
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home!
A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there,
Which seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere.
Home! Home! sweet sweet Home!
There's no place like Home! There's no place like Home!
An exile from Home Splendour dazzles in vain.
Oh! give me my lowly thatch'd Cottage again!
The Birds singing gaily that came at my call.
Give me them with the peace of mind dearer than all!
Home! Home! sweet sweet Home!
There's no place like Home! There's no place like Home!
How sweet 'tis to sit 'neath a fond father's smile,
And the cares of a mother to soothe and beguile!
Let others delight 'mid new pleasures to roam,
But give me, oh give me, the pleasures of Home!
Home! Home! sweet sweet Home!
There's no place like Home! There's no place like Home!
To thee I'll return, overburdened with care;
The heart's dearest solace will smile on me there;
No more from that cottage again will I roam;
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like Home.
Home! Home! sweet sweet Home!
There's no place like Home! There's no place like Home!

John Howard Payne 1791 – 1852

John Howard Payne was an American actor, poet, playwright, and author who had most of his theatrical career and success in London. He is today most remembered as the creator of "Home! Sweet Home!", a song he wrote in 1822 that became widely popular in the United States, Great Britain, and the English-speaking world.

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At Boeboes, we’re more than Luxury Cushions, Roman Blinds, Bed Valance and Luxury Dog Bed Makers, we’re complete home makers. A Boeboes home is the space you love to go to and the place where you dream to be. Founded by sisters Olivia & Francesca Johns and inspired by their love of a cosy warm home on a wild and windy winters night on the Welsh coast, Boeboes is a brand inspired by comfort and cosiness, and takes great pride in being ‘Made in Great Britain’.