Why This Famous Old Poem Still Breaks Hearts

Adam Mickiewicz was a very famous writer.

He wrote a long poem about his homeland.

The poem starts with a very famous line.

He says his homeland is like health.

You only love it when you lose it.

This famous book is called Pan Tadeusz.

It tells a story about a family.

They live in a big house in the country.

The writer misses the beautiful green trees.

He describes the blue sky and fields.

The people in the book eat big dinners.

They wear special clothes and talk together.

This book is very important to many people.

Many students learn the words at school.

Mickiewicz was far from home when he wrote it.

He was very sad in a different country.

Writing these words made him feel better.

The book is a very old treasure.

You can learn about life from this story.

People still love this beautiful poem today.