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Coming here& R+ u. `; G7 k. [3 Q
Settling down9 U) K1 X: w7 k% y3 d
was easier for you- b2 C7 u! B5 J
Homesick
% B& A. F# @$ k; J9 M6 AI measured the miles! Q# v: J$ H9 {; Q, e
set the clock's dark hands1 ?5 B7 V+ [( ~. ~
with a view of returning to home ground8 c* F7 x, L8 E' e7 @
1 y7 Y+ j2 D" z9 ]; ?8 pDays inched into years
1 K3 Y2 A% E% n+ bI watched others
' W7 a- P' s, L8 z( wcome and go back) y, V5 ?" Z a4 n
go and come back! |. h( n& U) N; l% [# r
We never did
. u$ T# I8 a: w- q; _2 |nor can we now
/ Q$ a" v2 f5 A/ j8 h0 |resettle in the old country
% a' L: e8 u, [leave our children ' ~! e7 F+ W/ [* L7 w7 G
and their children ( Q1 A, |4 O2 h% ^1 z X# I$ z
settled down in theirs
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6 C9 k8 o% y0 o-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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