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Coming here, {; K+ A: E3 q; |# s$ P9 `4 |
Settling down0 j$ \7 }4 x! S/ w
was easier for you
6 J$ C: C$ e6 C) o/ q, B5 e5 ~Homesick
) M0 ? ^& d$ d& w4 l+ i* r, k! o/ EI measured the miles
. |4 X a* J) ^" wset the clock's dark hands
( q5 E, N' u; b3 r( A5 Rwith a view of returning to home ground
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! ] D1 ?) }" `& mDays inched into years
$ H. c' ^5 \$ P* R+ g% H4 V2 EI watched others
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We never did% I) ?1 a+ o2 e8 j- R6 Y9 q
nor can we now
% ?, |% n- g2 l2 r! ^) kresettle in the old country
" H6 y+ x7 u! pleave our children " t; U. @& L* v& C, L# @
and their children " r5 O( u4 ]. P8 m! _& O
settled down in theirs
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: B' z1 N: _6 R: h: C6 {-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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