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Coming here
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was easier for you- D5 O3 I1 R G' I3 z$ |& V
Homesick' N( b9 i' J' P' {. \6 k J* ^$ o) H
I measured the miles
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with a view of returning to home ground0 r. b: \' s. G
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Days inched into years$ S6 F1 q( G+ Y6 s8 [6 ~
I watched others
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/ `& ?5 Q8 G4 r4 F+ l igo and come back+ m( x, s; U. B2 A a
We never did( \* ~% J% H! l6 P# I* e
nor can we now ^7 K# F5 s: {2 H( a. e Q5 I
resettle in the old country+ |; A) E% @- q
leave our children
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settled down in theirs# V* f5 j+ q1 G3 {- k
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8 N8 [, _9 Y* c0 d' r H-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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