 鲜花( 152)  鸡蛋( 1)
|
Coming here+ |" d- o3 ]; G
Settling down3 N; A% j5 x* ?7 W
was easier for you1 |( w( }6 n) I0 P/ q
Homesick
3 H9 N5 H+ u0 e$ O4 r: @' oI measured the miles
" |5 f% D; l/ d% ^2 Yset the clock's dark hands
: _# w# _: X( V" Y) ?with a view of returning to home ground
1 ?: G) D5 z* Q0 y3 o, M( t: D3 g# e1 |/ M( K2 O, k, n8 d
Days inched into years
3 M3 [6 x% V/ |+ t8 WI watched others" n& r9 j: D& z
come and go back
2 ^8 _6 t9 K" k7 _go and come back+ L" b* p' i/ z: F# K$ B
We never did
* ], T3 i4 D' b7 k5 R+ A# enor can we now+ U5 k0 ^/ Q2 _/ S
resettle in the old country
2 e c3 G4 {" |) Fleave our children 8 b: @! T0 v' u9 T
and their children 4 }8 S7 X9 `) _6 Q: D8 @7 l) \" S
settled down in theirs
4 R) k# |4 z2 Z4 U7 b" T2 D
4 z- P6 `4 h( W; Q& g& L4 M! _( {
% i7 k# k/ N! Q: x( b-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
|