Haiku My Heart Friday: Home from Paris

It's true what they say,
"Be it ever so humble,
there's no place like home."

I am quoting those famous words first written by John Howard Payne as lyrics for a song composed by Sir Henry Bishop (you can read all about it here).  I was pleasantly surprised to realize that his words fit the haiku requirements of 7 and 5 syllables for the 2nd and 3rd lines perfectly.  I was also interested to see that the first line of the song he wrote goes like this:  "Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam..."

For indeed, in recent weeks, I experienced many of the pleasures the city of Paris had to offer and visited opulent palaces such as the Louvre

and equally beautiful former train stations (Musee D'Orsay)

and the building that houses the Natural History Museum

I count myself extremely lucky to have the opportunity to travel as much as I do and to visit the wonderful places and meet the delightful people that I do but in the end, it's always good to come home.