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Coming here
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was easier for you
8 T( L+ g% N n+ L) XHomesick
, Z1 U1 C6 k* D( ~I measured the miles
4 n. t) }9 {; K- r& Lset the clock's dark hands
5 `! m- Y2 Y2 Zwith a view of returning to home ground
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Days inched into years5 C8 T, T5 E( g0 g) I6 [% b* C1 ~
I watched others8 a. s0 Q7 l/ Y. v) x/ y2 N
come and go back
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We never did7 f3 F7 \- B* p- @1 x
nor can we now: g" m* q" T) S6 f a$ T% q$ x
resettle in the old country9 m- L! w) e% n. a+ G/ E
leave our children * ]% Q0 I Y+ s' d
and their children
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: B4 ~" @+ D9 Z4 t% H1 o! @-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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