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Coming here8 N$ r' ?8 n7 V" D3 ^
Settling down) J' b- |, t! i* P' r
was easier for you
& y( D" N1 `) k6 F7 XHomesick
! ^5 V( F: l# j/ k0 q8 vI measured the miles$ u& }5 P; V5 {: I
set the clock's dark hands
$ i/ x' ? u! c! a4 o5 {# z& l, \with a view of returning to home ground4 ^* \$ {$ ?* U3 A3 s7 y
@( d; A) p) c- cDays inched into years) N- \$ y/ p4 Y7 F1 C- m* | t
I watched others5 T9 D/ @/ Q. @) D; e; e
come and go back
0 F8 y- }( Q' ?go and come back
& [8 ^5 i2 q& eWe never did
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resettle in the old country# l- Y- `: x0 I$ e3 i2 t3 _( M
leave our children
* C# ^4 e. ~' L, s j6 ~and their children
" A0 |% J* g* _" s: F msettled down in theirs! ]* D8 J1 Z7 j4 G P: O
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8 r# Z* _9 y4 r8 X/ L+ S& e$ I* b-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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