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Coming here6 L& W j# s/ U$ r9 s
Settling down6 a/ j5 C0 B! m/ ?
was easier for you- B" r. p* d7 T) X& i# O
Homesick$ B8 F$ f9 W. i8 J/ B U
I measured the miles, W( h4 b* H$ H5 d3 F) }" ?
set the clock's dark hands
7 t; N6 I0 z: ?9 R- W& K8 u" L2 Wwith a view of returning to home ground. i m% K- e, p/ S: l
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Days inched into years
p, s9 t! w% u u* gI watched others
1 W+ I$ J& T% ?5 y: t2 Mcome and go back
0 k% [' k7 j+ ~% e9 ago and come back! k- m9 C5 V+ l0 p
We never did6 ]% t4 W( _+ k
nor can we now
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leave our children 0 t. c, o2 t7 ?/ y7 e9 c
and their children
1 f& C$ l; r6 x0 Esettled down in theirs4 E; Y, m4 x9 x/ w& W
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% @! E% k+ x+ r! \-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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