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Coming here& L) {$ H+ S6 n
Settling down
6 Y4 t% B c' p; H; L$ C' `3 wwas easier for you
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+ p0 a5 u; G% F. U" z, l! mI measured the miles, X: D o, L) y$ r2 K8 m/ P
set the clock's dark hands. U. J$ K; E% c0 ?( v
with a view of returning to home ground0 L l6 a: d3 p
+ G& A# b6 s, `( |# g$ E; m4 gDays inched into years! m2 h5 z# Z; q. C9 e
I watched others& E7 z- O( ?9 @2 c- u3 M
come and go back3 Z' G) h% _& L. p5 p5 ^
go and come back
: W$ w! N9 v* `3 m8 `We never did
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resettle in the old country7 f1 o' o: \' ~7 D) @
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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