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Coming here9 U0 e* ?- F' D/ m
Settling down, L- I& z2 \1 |& ]( n" l3 G
was easier for you
; e3 k8 g# A8 x4 KHomesick
3 P: `- q9 X; _# k9 nI measured the miles$ R$ c( s( N5 D, m2 ?! h. f
set the clock's dark hands
3 r9 x$ _5 X5 d" f. k1 U. Zwith a view of returning to home ground# V+ m. \, ?0 }5 T
* f, Y5 H) s1 |! O3 N; \+ C7 EDays inched into years
% e0 |% n6 y. m4 v2 U7 ~, O* N5 bI watched others
# R+ D0 @* ?; ~# |come and go back
9 y) z/ d1 C1 }; f sgo and come back4 }5 J r8 I( O0 E2 ^
We never did b w! f( h: y5 i4 |- v% v
nor can we now0 M1 `2 _! k3 o" D7 }
resettle in the old country' P3 ]9 V& w. t
leave our children 7 D% ~( a& ~" t% C$ {4 h
and their children $ ]( j4 g; m# }" L6 @
settled down in theirs1 G. j2 C/ m4 a% ^) ?
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5 e+ e s+ T- G-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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