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Coming here1 W, Y, I" ~& z) l& k* C
Settling down
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Homesick$ f) p+ u: O! Z d5 E
I measured the miles
& }: G( A/ ]3 C) Xset the clock's dark hands/ l5 @& a" c; J& I- c
with a view of returning to home ground
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' _! }9 f; x# T6 G+ t8 ^2 zDays inched into years+ A. Q1 A+ V5 h& _* ?6 _
I watched others7 ?9 X. I, j8 Y
come and go back# [0 l: H2 q8 H3 _- ~
go and come back# T( ]$ A0 b. @: X* x
We never did% d1 z( H) m$ J1 T0 g
nor can we now
5 I3 p5 T6 I' zresettle in the old country7 h: ?1 y1 u$ B7 a
leave our children . l Y4 O) N+ e. i6 r! ]
and their children
+ E' F3 c7 V; f( ]* V6 B4 g9 w8 hsettled down in theirs
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% j2 e3 g4 O! n/ L3 |+ ]* q! L, E! h-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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