Home coming son poem summary
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Explanation: Tsegaye Gabre Medhin was a noble laureate from Ethiopia. His literary works are acclaimed worldwide and he is known as Ethiopia’s greatest playwright. In his poem "Homecoming Son", Tsegaye talks about an educated African man who feels like a guest in his own land after returning from abroad. Through this poem, the poet provides to guide the man who is like a ‘lost-child’ in his own land.The poet invites the strange African child to be part of his native culture. He calls the man as 'barefoot boy unholy stranger". The poet advice the man to walk freely and peacefully for he is walking in his own land. He is guided by his ancestral spirits and the earth of his mother's native land will soothe his tiring and worn-out bare feet. The poet tries to remind the man not to forget where his roots are. And finally ask him to renew his roots with his own people and culture as he has been separated from his roots for a long time.