Grace's "Home" is a short, plain-spoken greeting to a family member who has finally come back after a long absence. The speaker opens casually, with a "Hey," as if picking up a conversation that was only paused. Right away we learn the gap has been long: a year and a half, during which the speaker didn't even know what city the person was in. That small, slightly awkward detail ("Funny, how...") hints at distance and uncertainty, and the light tone seems to cover something heavier.
The speaker's feelings come through in simple statements: "I missed you," and "there's nothing I wouldn't do." Calling the person family makes the love feel steady and unconditional. The line about the absence being "inevitable" suggests the speaker has accepted it, though the poem doesn't say why the person left. The mood is warm and relieved, tender but understated. The final lines are the simplest of all, and that plainness makes the relief feel sincere.