| Advice to an Immigrant Don't turn your back on the land of your birth Or disdain the old place because of your worth. It gave you your life to do as you, So only be thankful life turned out so good. Your may swear your allegiance to a land that is new And sincerely believe your promises true. But deep down in your heart and hard to explain Is that sad little corner you keep calling "hame". You may love and revere the land that is new And appreciate fully its goodness to you, But your birthplace will stay wherever you roam, As the one place on earth you can really call "Home". S. L. Newall Hame and Home - A place you have left but yearn for and when you go back you wonder what you yearned for
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