Something new - a poem I wrote after finding the legend of Mount Maunganui. Going to a school in South Auckland I used to enjoy listening to Maori legends and still find stories and writings which have imagery enjoyable and poetry is a good exercise!
We all have inner struggles, goals and things which seem beyond our reach -yet sometimes in our running to the sea to drown ourselves, as Mauao sought to do, there is opportunity to be 'Caught by the Light' amidst our fears and darkness.
Tall and Proud
You wouldn't know
He struggled endlessly
He watched her dancing
Taunting him
All he wished to have and be
A life long wish
Was lost again
And shame took over him
Praying, hoping
to end his life
His cry was heard at last
To the sea
Dragged painfully
Our whanau watched and waited for what was to be
One last glance
Another wish
Was heard and answered once again
He turned
And saw her face
And was caught in the light of day
He now stands sadly
Heartbreak unveiled
We gather on his heights
Mauao our people
Are wounded too
And our shadows are cast deep
Angel hear us
See me too
We're planning our escape
Embraced by Sun
And caught by light
Fears are harnessed, tossed away
