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Coming here
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was easier for you. c( L( R% H( |" B6 L3 |, M
Homesick% a. [0 m, o7 ]6 i
I measured the miles
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with a view of returning to home ground) {& l/ o4 x! j8 F! d+ K; r
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I watched others* s! N) z3 c: L# J
come and go back
$ j. _" {& `: d6 Cgo and come back
4 k5 A; I; g" y u$ x" ?We never did. g' n% w9 T* x( {
nor can we now9 L2 D$ H1 S! ]% q
resettle in the old country
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and their children
* u0 h) Z0 x* R: u' t2 t: bsettled down in theirs
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. h2 r- }- a: E$ e-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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