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Coming here$ ~7 n& F0 N! n4 L# }* q
Settling down4 e& t& k7 S6 W
was easier for you# z; _' G' L x, b
Homesick
5 E7 ?. h: s# mI measured the miles
: r ?: ~1 J" L9 H0 Bset the clock's dark hands- I) q" N' f' C! \9 c
with a view of returning to home ground+ @( D! q+ H7 U
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Days inched into years
8 U( k& U8 f6 T, k1 o; AI watched others
: L) k3 H# x5 f6 Icome and go back
* ]& _) k3 D3 ?go and come back% ^6 O; g3 F+ I7 y- w
We never did( C# Y% V# @1 ?
nor can we now
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$ I6 K; y+ L1 G2 f* `$ dleave our children
4 p3 Z' i5 R6 e/ _# xand their children
4 X0 R2 ~6 w, ~- Q1 Isettled down in theirs
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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