Coming here & b- w/ a: f! J6 U: a1 S: jSettling down 8 t& W) Z1 [7 R/ ]was easier for you $ _) w% N( Z. c" P0 W7 s$ K$ iHomesick6 P" W0 z6 e: [* Y* u. l
I measured the miles ( B4 K% K& u$ Jset the clock's dark hands - \. h9 t4 Z2 Twith a view of returning to home ground8 |4 E# E7 L! k; ]
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Days inched into years8 ?0 C% Q+ r& {7 T" }
I watched others 2 l7 d" `; H( n7 h! mcome and go back/ I+ Q5 e9 P8 M5 x) T4 {8 r2 R
go and come back! V7 z) N1 q2 s$ ?& E2 ]
We never did7 x9 r; ^' o9 ^% O
nor can we now , j- y" ^% C2 Y: x5 i5 z1 w- }- Uresettle in the old country + H8 h$ Y$ X9 i" s# {8 `) o" ~leave our children $ M5 j7 n+ O' p3 _( P
and their children - X+ v" {, ^" e4 ~5 a/ b! J
settled down in theirs " \- c) D3 Z* s6 u% U0 _: J9 W( G / a& \$ G. L4 l# i6 X& R & |- b: z' K% e$ A+ ~-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990