Coming here& C" g0 E! T {. u& K
Settling down' R ]4 K; D( f' ]: D( X6 C c, h
was easier for you # V! t5 d+ \ m b) Z, y* N+ A% vHomesick 6 U2 A2 ^! }. Z: f; m. UI measured the miles; ?. E/ E# N& A& k& X
set the clock's dark hands" Y" k) N. g6 ]* Y) x; H$ S
with a view of returning to home ground $ `# V4 ]6 a8 x3 n+ y7 B8 o ! u5 o ?! a! D4 j6 { kDays inched into years% J" ]. @& k$ ]+ B: e* K/ E$ T
I watched others ; N7 e& ]" t! |3 J' G/ Ycome and go back ' ]6 `& O/ \: [3 Ego and come back: g! O- r1 M8 b
We never did" k5 B% z& w$ u1 W3 C) r# b- K
nor can we now ; O) F" K& j0 |resettle in the old country( v) W) F; U" u
leave our children * Q ~* Z& N( y$ `& D$ @; Uand their children / b6 I" V- e: F f& i
settled down in theirs& n: \% t+ o# a0 {
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990