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Coming here9 r' n* {4 s w- {4 b N) @7 W
Settling down9 \5 r) b6 O% s" }% W4 |
was easier for you
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I measured the miles7 M+ ~% T* s1 a4 p+ k
set the clock's dark hands- \( h/ s3 w/ \6 J" N. H
with a view of returning to home ground7 M; n; k% }& Z% z: |
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Days inched into years
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come and go back
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We never did
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resettle in the old country
2 L) D$ z* f, o; W1 c' R7 ileave our children
. [2 G7 e, x7 _+ k H( @and their children
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6 x# z1 T T- H6 V6 u& Y0 ?-----Margaret Saunders, in Bridging the Gap, 1990 |
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