Almost Home

We emigrated here  from far away , that was 45 years ago today .

So there we all where the seven of us , in a strange new land 

waiting for a bus .

It had been a long flight and we were tired .

On a ticket of leave that just expired .

We all found jobs and rented a old  home and then  saved to buy a house of our own  .

We landscaped it , lived in it ,

and loved it .

The hardships came and all of us were hit .

We survived the challenges and moved on and here we are , 

45 years have gone .

We returned for a visit now and then , some of the young boys had turned into men .

The young girls had found husbands and children .

New houses were build to occupy them .

There were more jobs as new industries came .

There was a change but something was still the same .

The community spirit and the smile never changed , we just left it for a while , and even though 

it was good to be home ,

the choices we make are never our own .

Destiny is a place we have to be .

We returned to our adopted  country , to a way of life we had come to know .

We never said goodbye .

We said hello .