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Coming here |7 f! a2 s) C
Settling down
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Homesick- Z+ T+ _, Y. |& A& H( n. G" q
I measured the miles
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with a view of returning to home ground
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6 J# ]$ v. F0 M) g* \) DDays inched into years, z& V: i+ e0 F0 Y
I watched others
2 T# E; C' i3 O% Y& ycome and go back
: D4 g) b, D1 N' G9 C; q+ m) xgo and come back
+ c+ ]# E2 _% ?We never did$ c' C: h' e) V! f( b- o
nor can we now# J! `9 K- G) Z4 h6 Q( q- J
resettle in the old country
# I. C: K4 U5 n! M- V. Cleave our children 1 y1 l/ X7 k" S5 P7 _
and their children . Q% j2 O d$ A4 w: h& I- c! h
settled down in theirs
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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