This thought on neighbourhood

Cheers for New Zealanders’ new itch
To move across what they call 'ditch'.
Cheers for camaraderie
With sibling rivalry,
And more, for free passage
In freedom to engage,
For peaceful life across the beach.

Woes alas for my neighbourhood
That worries me if it’d turn good,
There’s no dividing ‘ditch’,
What’s missing, the right itch--
A food for thought today to brood.
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Happenings | 16.02.2026 | freedom, friendship, neighbours, peace, limerick 
Note: Two neighbours, Australia (population: 28 million) and New Zealand (5 million) across free borders. More and more new Zealanders shift to Australia lured by higher salaries, economic opportunities, and more sun. And alas, closer home.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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