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Coming here1 W' v: n, O1 [
Settling down5 l3 x. G F9 P4 R5 ]
was easier for you
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I measured the miles j# b. ~2 K' _' [
set the clock's dark hands; |/ W5 \$ B3 c5 I. E6 u
with a view of returning to home ground1 j+ I; _3 l# _$ i
& X9 i5 ^6 q+ [0 U( j$ d/ FDays inched into years {! X+ g: O8 i
I watched others& S+ T1 @2 [( X9 `
come and go back/ } o4 a5 [! y& N
go and come back
) N4 F" h- E8 A9 ?" @We never did
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resettle in the old country
9 f) e& }) x& h( g% ?7 Mleave our children
" t5 U( D3 v, @+ O& }8 o; Uand their children
$ D7 x+ ?2 }, Csettled down in theirs
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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