String of Pearls
A string of pearls cascades the swell of your breast Barking dogs DISTURB THE Thin Port Levy Air ~ The ‘pearls’ (of the sacred feminine) are mustered on the hills above Port Levy
The Unseen
The Unseen I sing praise to the Unseen To the innumerable creatures of the aquifer Who live in deep tunnels & vast caverns Who swim in immeasurable flow Who move in immense waters Who…
Blue
Blue We dress in blue For Te Waikoropupū & our wave breaks through On the suits who peruse From their second floor views Where they spin & confuse While the blue puppet waves & samba drum raves Out here on…
Predator
Predator Te Whiti & Tohu Cross Raukawa Moana & canoe pitches & paddlers hunch & sou’wester Punches As Te Whiti Stands Tall & leans Into the squall & it’s always the prophets Who Name The predator (The curse Of The…
Why
Why I came because an illicit wind Pushed & carried & left me, bedraggled & adrift on summer tides ‘Til I washed ashore & was welcomed By the love of the River Tribe – & I stepped beyond the edge…
Shooting Star
Shooting Star Walking the wildness of Wharariki We meet Toby & Veronica in a clash of waves & Toby speaks of the shooting star Seen the night the River Tribe shared poems The incandescent spark falling earthward For the briefest…
Handover
Handover You sing Te Waikoropupu waiata & heart thumps – heart thumps – heart thumps & eyes are full of tears As you speak of the hard road & those who’ve passed & cannot be here & how Ngati Tama…
Takaka Sonnet 21
21 I sip coffee at the Dangerous Kitchen While science guy gives me Te Waikoropupu 101 Which sweeps away the fog So I see the imminent threat to Pupu Springs If nitrate levels continue to rise & dairy farmers dump…
Takaka Sonnet (20)
20 It’s my birthday as I watch samples Taken from Fish Creek & Te Waikoropupu & learn about the Arthur Marble Aquifer & the stygofauna that clean the water How it goes in brown & comes out clear & the…
Balls
Balls So here’s a riddle for the town Please get your pens & write it down Just how many balls does a redneck have Who attacks a man in a parked up Rav? A stranger, who he’s yet to meet!…