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Coming here2 _+ F8 Q+ h0 @
Settling down" v# r2 [4 a& M. A( C, P
was easier for you
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I measured the miles4 O$ s- ^: n4 t+ l. x
set the clock's dark hands. l$ O. k( t( b' e
with a view of returning to home ground
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Days inched into years
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go and come back+ l& g; \" ^, N3 B
We never did
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! a/ o$ _& f: w! e& gresettle in the old country3 }0 w g* q- z3 y* X" t- h
leave our children
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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