Hiraeth (Welsh pronunciation: [hɪraɨ̯θ, hiːrai̯θ]) is a Welsh word for longing or nostalgia, an earnest longing or desire, or a sense of regret. The feeling of longing for a home that no longer exists or never was. A deep and irrational bond felt with a time, era, place or person.
The earth
Of my birth
Isn’t mine any more
The home
Where I was always welcome
Isn’t mine anymore
Muddy footprints on the floor
I learnt to walk on
Hands imprinted on the walls
that I leaned on
Not mine anymore
Moments when memories
were made
a safe haven
an open gate
Not mine anymore
I long to go back
Where my home was
To warmth and love
Welcoming arms
Not mine anymore
Neither here nor there
suspended somewhere
Between a wish
and a dream
Not mine anymore
The heart aches
and hurts
Reality bites hard
I long to belong
To retrace my steps
On that path to my happy past
But...
It’s not mine anymore....
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