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Coming here
, d1 J/ o2 Y0 s9 A5 ?Settling down
+ F9 i6 U5 R/ ?* Qwas easier for you5 m; u" `) r" V" M8 n
Homesick6 H& v/ w* e( D+ S7 i
I measured the miles
/ N: r N3 U# I) r$ H2 J/ c; y8 Vset the clock's dark hands
4 O& `: y/ }2 S& u# Z" H% Mwith a view of returning to home ground( g+ G3 @ H/ T1 n) ?- x6 y! O
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Days inched into years
1 l5 [# R. m1 f2 H0 H, [0 r9 \ |- lI watched others% l1 g. N9 Z+ a9 ^* ~2 H
come and go back
1 i+ p1 p8 o& W u' zgo and come back
9 D, f1 |8 U, i" Y* BWe never did/ ^' V! v, D. B B2 ^
nor can we now8 \' N @, N& U
resettle in the old country! M7 j* j9 h3 R9 ~; l v
leave our children
7 q9 ~" E- G3 ?; @5 ]and their children + ]! m$ W- C6 V) h; _
settled down in theirs3 [! s' x/ Z0 g
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8 I o/ W$ S" j2 m5 d- X n6 j3 C-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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