Invocation
Invocation At break of dawn, we make our pledge For Te Waikoropupū walk the edge And as Te Ra ascends the sky We fix our eyes upon the prize Our sacred…
Invitation
Invitation Join the slouching black-capped man Tap, tap, tapping rabbit keys In the untrapped world Beyond the cesspits Of misinformation Where tap-tapping keys Pounce like cats Check the facts That only silence sings In resurgent hearts On grey days Where…
Take another look
Take another look You rise early to watch the rumours climb Above the dark Takaka Hills – There’d been a meeting & the young balheads outvoted the old & we had another year! The party was at the Roots Bar!…
Parting
Parting I watch from the Arnold River swing bridge Two Black Swans Cut A V Through The Dark Waters Of Kotuku Whakaoho This is not the yoga of rivers But The Yoga Of My River Specific Historic Geographic Personal It…
Take Another Look
Take Another Look You rise early and watch the rumours climb Above the dark Takaka Hills – There’d been a meeting & the young balheads outvoted the old & we had another year! The party was at the Roots Bar!…
The Place of Salt
The Place of Salt 'You’ll find it in the place of salt… along the edge of tears…’ I see the sun, it’s risen highAlong the edge of tears Where freedom campers rise & shineTo face a world of fears &…
Aroha
Aroha‘Oh, I don’t think that anyone that doesn’t love has anything’ It’s true; we have nothing Without the active, supportive, hopeful, energyWhich always seeks the bestFor those we love & invites us, to walk beside & not ahead & has…
Stepping Off
Stepping Off We live the raw enchantmentOf the edge that is OnetahuaThe scary, scary, stepping off placeWhere the dead step-freeSo it’s no wonder we feel disorientated& struggle to relate to the settlersWho return by bus to CollingwoodFor the Wairua is…
Hills of Silence
Beneath hills of silence I raise my hand -I will NEVER FORSAKE My Suffering Lord ~ The first two lines are a saying It’s always Friday morning for me Supplementary saying ‘Friday morning’ refers to the suffering and crucifixion of…
Crescent Moon
Beneath the crescent moon tuatara stills Your next move IS Critical ~ The road is forgiving...To err is human... Yet, there are crossroads, critical moments Where our fate hangs in the balance