The five senses of home

Home is seeing my bed after being away for a weekend

It's having a zoom call with my family because I couldn’t go home for Christmas

It's seeing pictures of my childhood home and how my room remains the same

It's reading an email from my dad updating me about his goings-on always signed with love

It's my dog’s tail wagging when I come back from work

Home is the taste of Christmas ham that melts on my tongue

It's a mouthful of homemade vegetable soup on a frigid winter’s night

It's the first sip of coffee with the sleep still in my eyes

The gooey sweetness of a deep-fried chocolate bar from the chippie with the faded menu photos

Home is the heat from my significant other sleeping next to me

The sand beneath my toes at the beach

The sting of the saltwater

The warmth of the sun on my skin

The touch of my coziest jumper

The feel of fresh sheets

It's the heat from a woodfire warming my back

Home is a storm’s rage where the rain beats against the window

It's the laughter between my sibling and me as we catch up over the phone

It's the buzz of a tattoo machine

It’s the playlist my best friend and I made for when we hang out

Home is the smell of rain making contact with the earth

It's the scent of freshly mowed grass

It’s the smoke from a bonfire getting blown in my face

It’s the aroma of my nana’s perfume

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