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Coming here, \: T; P. K( S7 f4 T( M* ~
Settling down
: A8 S0 I# J9 o8 H' Zwas easier for you
6 l. M) N1 F+ K2 dHomesick
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set the clock's dark hands
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Days inched into years3 g# z$ [6 s' b
I watched others
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! v+ g$ t$ ~+ r1 \# Ego and come back
! r% q( G* K0 p1 T: W* N4 h: g# bWe never did
5 {$ v8 y1 L1 H& Lnor can we now" }7 j0 [, C; K" M U% c) e
resettle in the old country
7 Q4 K; n) L2 Fleave our children
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+ }, K% f5 Y5 h3 @settled down in theirs
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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