Thoughts From A Far-Flung Place by K J Tesar - HTML preview

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Te Wharenui

[The Meeting House]

 

In a sacred place

Where minds meet

The free word is allowed

Everyone is equal in Te Wharenui

There are no boundaries, no limits

All people are welcome

In this peaceful place

 

Aotearoa * you are welcoming

Like Te Wharenui

Those who come to you

Are reborn free

Shackles are broken, hands untied

Brother becomes brother

Equal in the plentiful garden

 

Hands that guide long canoes

Keep the sacred flame

They carve their history

They sing their songs

Guiding the young nation

 

This young dominion found

Built on strong spirit

And immense sacrifice

Forever will your guiding light shine

With braveness and hope

A beacon of great fortitude

 

 

(* New Zealand)