Homes

Searching home,

Away from home,

He wanders---

Odysseus-like,

Alien lands,

Weathers unseen earlier,

Helping hands,

Smiling faces,

Each mirroring a rich nation,

Languages different,

Gestures common,

Each journeying

In the Odyssey,

Bound by goals,

Middle-class and global;

Cooped up in a small

Sublet, doors shut,

Cooking, ironing, studying,

Talking on Skype,

Remembering Mumbai coastline

Drenched in rains or sun,

Now---

Dreaming of the golden Florida shoreline,

The young lonely student,

Away from the bustle of an Asian mega-city,

Secluded,

Doing lessons and Internet,

An international,

Searching love and home,

After every three months,

In grey Aarhus,

Moving about like a tramp,

Powered by a soaring young spirit,

And determination,

In the university European town,

Where identical aspirations,

Come to

Complete disparate fellowships

Of mutual support understanding;

In Aarhus, dear,

A welcoming invitation,

For coffee with friends,

From varied locations

Is very fulfilling, very much

Like chatting at your

 Own lost home!