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Coming here J& T5 U$ h I6 O* V; V
Settling down
6 b8 \% m$ Z- P) _" I; Vwas easier for you
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I measured the miles* a( {- c0 x7 |3 ]2 s$ ~
set the clock's dark hands5 b* M: U. P, [
with a view of returning to home ground. b# B# Y6 ^* w& C1 e
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Days inched into years& H$ e$ R7 j4 ~* T+ v( @& ?
I watched others! G' P& y+ s+ t2 q- N5 d3 p+ [
come and go back' N) G( n6 z$ d% U: [" O
go and come back
$ @8 h( Z! r, t3 [We never did" z E8 K5 ]* \' S, i
nor can we now
# S3 K" j. P p) {$ w0 p" `0 f( ?resettle in the old country
4 s3 C- C% O! W' dleave our children
$ [* |) ?% O: _6 Dand their children
1 K, j1 C) W3 z& u2 g: qsettled down in theirs0 H$ V& A. B4 X
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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