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Coming here0 p; X. s8 K E1 W, [$ v% _
Settling down
0 m" h9 ~! ^1 h1 Uwas easier for you
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I measured the miles' u& K5 N- Y% o( L% t# R; H' A% V
set the clock's dark hands
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Days inched into years9 e" b- O! Q4 I. `6 K
I watched others
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% d, T$ d3 w! i3 w( Y }, }go and come back
! V* y* ^- x# Y# C$ KWe never did
- u4 N+ d' p" M+ }8 fnor can we now- u% W8 D. F0 P0 A) t V: ?9 Z
resettle in the old country
3 t4 G& k4 W' O$ B% D- ?4 B4 lleave our children
/ A* U. q' a* p& P( d3 X5 p4 p) Fand their children : w4 p6 E/ Y) p. |" [
settled down in theirs$ Y( o- H5 B4 n; t
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# t8 S. ?$ R: p2 {-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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