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Coming here1 p8 a* i" J7 z9 O3 D
Settling down
/ H$ _ ?7 |" [$ M9 c& J; W. Fwas easier for you+ E4 U$ y* n3 J4 p7 F, `. A5 J/ k
Homesick2 ^% ?3 @+ O8 D- p: b5 u
I measured the miles) x9 a& U, J M _
set the clock's dark hands
3 A- v! |; W) K! x; p# L( Jwith a view of returning to home ground
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?* Y$ C, W7 n: \$ d# P; z$ y$ ]Days inched into years# B( c6 U- e/ P4 b' ^
I watched others# g# [- F9 d( h5 ^
come and go back
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We never did7 Z2 }7 W) o: k4 }
nor can we now
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/ F' o. L/ f" T Mleave our children + j8 o" \. g. u1 ?$ S* q" a1 ?: Q7 f6 j$ X
and their children $ K% e, u7 A7 q: Q/ V
settled down in theirs
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8 G1 W8 m; l( `% F% o-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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