Home And Love

Portrait of Robert William Service
Robert William Service 1874–1958

Just Home and Love! the words are small Four little letters unto each; And yet you will not find in all The wide and gracious range of speech Two more so tenderly complete: When angels talk in Heaven above, I'm sure they have no words more sweet Than Home and Love.

Just Home and Love! it's hard to guess Which of the two were best to gain; Home without Love is bitterness; Love without Home is often pain. No! each alone will seldom do; Somehow they travel hand and glove: If you win one you must have two, Both Home and Love.

And if you've both, well then I'm sure You ought to sing the whole day long; It doesn't matter if you're poor With these to make divine your song. And so I praisefully repeat, When angels talk in Heaven above, There are no words more simply sweet Than Home and Love.

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  1. Don Ginter United States

    Very touching poem. I'm leaving it on the kitchen table of my Aunt Doris & Uncle Ray who have been visiting their daughter in another state over Thanksgiving. I'm placing a home-made basket of raisin bread muffens, and this poem to help welcome them back. Thanks Robert William Service for sharing!

  2. divya India

    english

    great poem!!!!!!!!!it will help me a lot. in this poem home and love has told to be valuable ....and this too correct as without love a home cannot be a home'/-/0//E & |~0/E..........

  3. rocky Indonesia

    bekar poem hai koi pagal hii ise padhe ga.

  4. Muneeba saleem United Arab Emirates ↩ replying to rocky

    Awsome Poem

    Hey rocky its a nice poem and dont speak urdu or hindi no one can under stand u

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