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Coming here6 m P' S2 d) u! L% O/ U- @
Settling down" z5 U" ^% V% C/ m- b
was easier for you
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I measured the miles! K' r& q" G. o) L) \1 t# e
set the clock's dark hands7 Z$ d7 S$ u! w9 A, x$ T
with a view of returning to home ground$ T( b2 D0 \+ @* Z* X9 g
, _% ], H M+ yDays inched into years
" p8 F% o7 C8 U5 ]# B3 f4 v3 ZI watched others
9 O1 n& {7 O v7 Bcome and go back8 ~3 P$ G3 f) W1 S
go and come back
* j3 I2 V6 a0 p7 \" }We never did
4 L- W+ o6 S# b# g$ l: G- I8 V- y! Enor can we now9 A* H) a9 P" L2 J( `9 s& w
resettle in the old country6 U/ |: V V: q! ~% N! |
leave our children o3 {$ D/ H$ q
and their children 1 d( x+ b5 h/ t8 j
settled down in theirs* Y& s5 s/ |! I) q. X; D' e/ g
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; i h1 O9 h. j" ~% g" U: u; ^-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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