Petition

Petition

You are born of the heart of Mohua
Which are the depths of the Wharepapa
Arthur Marble Aquifer, as they well upwards
To become the crystalline waters
Who can barely contain
The shaking that is Kahurangi’s fury
And the rising jury that is Sam’s Creek

For Nature is indignant
And the people are indignant
And to hell with the mine –

So, one by one, we join you,
By laptop and cellphone
And by heart’s innate intelligence
And the great love we have
For the waters of Mohua

Especially
Te Waikoropupū Springs –  

And we gather to watch you materialise
Through electronic magic
In the Capital City of Wellington

And on you are written
The names of the tens of thousands
Who love and create you –
Who walk slowly and deliberately,
Carry you, step by step,
To the open doors of Parliament

Singing, singing
The Waikoropupū waiata

With resolution
And adamant

Voice