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Coming here1 f: r# V' ^; z& q. h
Settling down# L+ \% D5 ^" N
was easier for you' D- m3 V/ A. p* y9 e% X3 ?7 l
Homesick! p1 j1 l# i3 y8 e
I measured the miles
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1 E& g/ b s0 N+ F. fwith a view of returning to home ground/ |2 m- a V4 \1 N: c
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Days inched into years
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come and go back5 N+ K& x8 i- r9 W
go and come back; V4 X7 E( S# }: ?
We never did
1 V6 |5 V" w/ r% Y9 Wnor can we now6 p! J& {2 [: N6 J% Q8 B
resettle in the old country
- j) V, @: n l+ E& q* @* Gleave our children
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settled down in theirs, k3 u+ B8 Y+ W% P5 v9 B
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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