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Coming here1 G( O) D/ f0 K
Settling down3 b$ D7 H+ }5 Q' A* d
was easier for you
5 a* ~% n/ A* N" N$ Y$ S4 {! pHomesick
* |# p+ g5 O9 c# `9 P( D( EI measured the miles
) C# X) S8 o0 L# p2 q2 @0 N5 @* cset the clock's dark hands P: i `9 X1 Z/ r/ G- k
with a view of returning to home ground2 U8 F1 X; O! R1 g: R
7 _) ?' y/ J( i( v+ R& X! R4 O. vDays inched into years) i5 G% D2 y1 `3 m0 c! [* Y
I watched others
9 T( p- O5 ^9 C. i& bcome and go back) C2 |$ M6 O+ ?0 Y* r
go and come back# l2 \9 R1 w) { f3 C
We never did
0 ^$ H) D5 \) R7 M- w/ Dnor can we now
0 k$ y. y* E7 X! gresettle in the old country( Y2 G2 P: x6 \! z7 y, b4 Y
leave our children 2 r0 s6 k" H6 t, _# x( T8 ?, d, W/ B
and their children ( z4 |. t0 n0 j0 g6 N x
settled down in theirs
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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