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Coming here% j6 Z, B2 l* }0 Q" i
Settling down
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I measured the miles
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with a view of returning to home ground
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Days inched into years2 q. ~3 Z H- z% U8 \1 l8 F$ ]
I watched others/ y8 f+ B! B0 }1 E) l7 \
come and go back
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We never did
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resettle in the old country
2 V. Q" Y+ @) C5 Lleave our children 5 x* B7 G7 A2 j ^2 r
and their children
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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