ALS NaPoWriMo Day 10: What does home mean to you? Write a poem ruminating on it as a concept or a physical space.

 

Poem: I Am Finally Home

 

A place of safety, comfort and love

A space that allows me to be

A brick-walled area that I share with my loved ones

The place I call my HOME

 

Porcelain mugs, pieces of art

Books, clothes, toys, and screens

Furniture, food, décor and design

Essentials, non-essentials and tools of the kitchen

 

My home is filled with loving memories

Every corner reflects a part of us or me

Every object has an enticing story behind it

My home isn’t just a space–it’s a profound feeling

 

 

I turned my gaze from outside to within

Gently closing my eyes, I focused on the inside

A place that is my sanctuary, away from the din

 

An ocean of tranquillity, I felt therein

My worries disappeared; my fears suddenly vanished

A profound state of stillness allured me within

 

A flow of optimism sanctified my soul

As I inhaled the energy oozing from the source

A strong, true connection, I felt with it

 

A state of Zen, with innate balance

A clarity that washed away the dust of living

Is this what it feels like, to be complete?

 

A place where desire had no edges

A place that lacked the concept of laws or flaws

A place where ‘I’ had no meaning

 

With focus and intent, I experienced the bliss

The Universe was just an extension of me

I was finally at home, within the Universe–

The Universe that was always obscured within me!

 

©Vandana Bhasin

10.04.2026