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Coming here& V# H0 b) K5 [. t: E* r; Q( c
Settling down9 a' ~$ _ y, h' v
was easier for you0 k% m# P% X1 N; b2 Q" d' [
Homesick( S1 q1 R; C5 z
I measured the miles
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with a view of returning to home ground2 C1 I$ C$ z, G$ `. m( C$ V
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Days inched into years% f4 v8 g7 u0 ~! Q& s4 ]
I watched others) X# e, F+ D$ T- c+ `- S7 a
come and go back
3 O" j+ W9 g' h1 Sgo and come back
1 A7 M2 z" d' _1 J6 BWe never did; q7 E/ j3 i$ }* a1 \7 T# s. b
nor can we now' T% A& k' l$ h# I* _) i
resettle in the old country' x1 V, i" |% |" Z) u9 e
leave our children
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settled down in theirs
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-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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