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Coming here3 w& z. I' [5 V: D9 P/ A
Settling down5 v1 u, z7 Y7 o/ Q2 Q
was easier for you1 J9 Q6 o0 n, B! }7 f* N* M
Homesick Z( f% U! u/ d- S6 e: A
I measured the miles* Q r. ^3 }# q' ]/ @
set the clock's dark hands( O! }8 Y- `: L. H+ j; N4 p
with a view of returning to home ground
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Days inched into years
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! M$ J, L9 k) g2 f F; Rcome and go back! ^, I- P7 U6 i1 B/ X+ c
go and come back7 k8 z3 K" ]& v d8 d
We never did1 @ g, ]$ _" ?, u$ h0 g. h
nor can we now6 c6 x1 N6 v% X5 B) ?4 L$ e# M
resettle in the old country
^3 ~- w/ m( |( ~leave our children
Y! k, o" X2 k/ Q' O8 sand their children
4 ^9 {0 ^6 w' ]7 Q ~settled down in theirs' g! f0 ^( L1 u1 s( \8 Z
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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