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Coming here
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+ C6 q1 F5 }8 S% |6 i2 mwas easier for you
6 e. S0 Q& @1 P" L! D pHomesick
' X! J( H8 W" bI measured the miles
+ E, W9 y Y8 d& F8 eset the clock's dark hands
# f- m) x! j' q* ~with a view of returning to home ground
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Days inched into years0 ~$ ]4 q3 h; d5 U% j8 _
I watched others
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2 h/ g) w* M7 \go and come back3 N4 ?4 q0 E/ r! ]& V6 c$ I. d
We never did- N1 @9 D1 h6 X8 Z
nor can we now
% s" A$ ]6 f+ [, |& uresettle in the old country
$ _* I( x% T# R* F0 c. X0 m# b# z5 @" Aleave our children # V' [* z( W5 y: Q- [1 p9 {
and their children
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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