Multimedia Presentation: Voice only Please enjoy as
you read and listen to this epic poem. Author: Paterika HengreavesNarrator:Patricia
Hendy (aka)Paterika...
As I drove from Auckland to Whangarei, the beauty of the land caught my attention so naturally I had to take pictures and pen this poem in Free Verse. Please enjoy.
The sea awoke at midnight from its sleep,
And round the pebbly beaches far and wide
I heard the first wave of the rising tide
Rush onward with uninterrupted sweep;
A voice...
Oh mighty fallen Titan,
once so great,
with ancient purple cheeks
now cracked by tears,
has fatal time
so caught thee through the years
and kept thy backbone
to this rigid state?
What art...
The woods grow smaller every year. My leaves
Fall green and withered. Bitter water stings
My shrinking roots. Yet I am Laurel still.
I am the tree that one time was a maid,
But that was long...