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Coming here* \! V% ~9 t8 z \5 l8 a
Settling down
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Homesick) q7 A4 ~( X$ H& | }: W
I measured the miles$ m, Y! Z7 l0 e; Y( I4 W9 O
set the clock's dark hands" w/ C7 G+ E2 a- Y
with a view of returning to home ground5 J! y6 F* S1 Q9 Y+ p. a
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Days inched into years
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We never did* r# a# T# [0 B- k- V6 x. @( P
nor can we now
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leave our children
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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