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Coming here+ f! q. j2 Q& D y1 B
Settling down5 O' X$ O* D( A( e
was easier for you
& S& r5 |2 B. B. t* D( U2 XHomesick
; f3 e9 J1 u$ G" o, UI measured the miles/ R" o6 x2 Z( Y* z4 |
set the clock's dark hands, {, u" l) Y: {
with a view of returning to home ground& |9 J. T8 Q2 T/ u: n- T$ `* e
; ^! B" @: L# W3 wDays inched into years$ c+ ?" e1 k( L# K! e
I watched others& ^4 L B7 ^0 A5 p5 {$ q
come and go back
( y* w+ }% J$ ?& V1 R: ]9 E `go and come back( c' V; u5 ?* |/ `5 F3 s9 b
We never did
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resettle in the old country# ^5 L9 ?/ {* v6 X2 Z
leave our children # Y$ ^6 i: I& T0 o( N; S1 S' D# \& u
and their children
* c$ e; h% p' l( t0 dsettled down in theirs( x$ K4 f, ?. ]+ j2 m
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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