It references the well known song which was President Lincoln's favorite, and was wildly popular in the US for over a century. The lyrics were written by one of my ancestors, actor and playwright John Howard Payne.
Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam,
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.
In the final scene of "The Wizard of Oz," the melody of "Home, Sweet Home" is heard as a subtle counterpoint to the strains of "Over the Rainbow."
Just below the little "Home Sweet Home" sign, and almost hidden in the poppy fabric, are a gold open heart charm, and crystal-studded ruby slippers, to punctuate the footsteps we take on the way home, "where the heart is." The proximity of the magic wand with the shoes reminds us that the journey of our "under-standing" can be filled with magic.
The shape of the semi-circle also recalls the shape of the rainbow. While we typically preceive the rainbow as an arc, in its full form it is a circle, like the mandala, and is symbolic of wholeness.
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