Long Maori Poems
Long Maori Poems. Below are the most popular long Maori by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Maori poems by poem length and keyword.
Tapora
Like Hannibal we crossed the pass and crossed
the Alps (okay, the Brynderwyn Hills)
and a bridge too far on north-west passage.
From out of the Valley of Mizpah
to...
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Categories:
maori, nostalgia,
Form:
Free verse
When I Was Ten
Now in my time echoes
I remember then
my full days in a life
when I was ten.
We lived in a shadow
much greater
at the gates of...
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Categories:
maori, memory, youth,
Form:
Rhyme
Flawless Verses
Flawless flamboyant meaningful words in written verse’s,
Never heard by nervous useless unproductive pawns within man made curse’s,
Drawn into ignorance, clueless and purposeless,
Powerless and can’t see this, sitting on the fence torn and withdrawn,
An existence lacking...
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Categories:
maori, humanity, imagination, meaningful, metaphor, religious, writing,
Form:
Epic
The Blame Game
The world wants to attack
England, for invading
other countries,
You invaded America,
Again let's play
The blame Game,
Your Ancestors
Invaded Australia,
Your Ancestors
Invaded America,
your Ancestors
Invaded New Zealand,
Your Ancestors
Invaded Africa,
Lets play the
Blame game,
Yet Sudanese tribes,
invaded other...
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Categories:
maori, culture, discrimination, england, humanity, violence,
Form:
Narrative
Aroha Nz
this is my song,
my love song of you,
my land, my heart
love for green ferns
...
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Categories:
maori, love,
Form:
Free verse
The Great Fish Maui Snared
With canoe and hook of a jawbone
below a great fish Maui snared,
and his brothers half-crazed behaving
leapt and gouged in frenzy craving.
From Palliser Bay to Cape Reinga
(departing place of the...
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Categories:
maori, home,
Form:
Rhyme
Bar None No Shortage of Soap Shampoo, Nor Detergent
Bar none, no shortage of soap shampoo, nor detergent
Courtesy food pantries
Saint Eleanor's Saint Mary's,
Our Daily Bread,
the missus and yours truly (her spouse)
well stocked with good n plenti of
soap, shampoo and detergent.
Spongebob squarepants
would be in seventh...
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Categories:
maori, adventure, appreciation, beauty, care, devotion, humorous, image,
Form:
Free verse
Colour
Do we see the world
through rose coloured glasses
Durst cut up the bodies of people
Psychologists say
He must have a mental illness
perhaps but the spanish
conquistadors cut up the bodies
of american indian babies
did they all have...
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Categories:
maori, abuse, people, prejudice,
Form:
Narrative
Me From Here
In the land of Aotearoa, where stories intertwine,
Where the waves caress the shores, and mountains proudly shine,
I raise my voice to honor those who came before,
As a descendant of Karitane, a Maori forevermore.
From the ancient...
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Categories:
maori, history,
Form:
Narrative
Gone Fishin’
He loved to cast a line and lay
crab pots off the rocks down the bay.
I would tag along for the ride
and hope Tangaroa bless the...
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Categories:
maori, best friend, fishing, nostalgia,
Form:
Rhyme
Scotland People Driven From Home
I sat there as yet another
refugee looked at me
and ran me down
with the statement
Your ancestors invaded
Australia your ancestors
invaded New Zealand
yet what a racist statement
what is the difference today
with the refugees coming into
Australia...
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Categories:
maori, inspiration, international,
Form:
Narrative
It's Raining, It's Pouring Man--REMAKE
"It’s Raining, It’s Pouring"
It’s raining, it’s pouring
The old man is snoring
He bumped his head
And went to bed
And didn’t get up till morning.
Shivers 'me Timbers
truth be told tune's like old
day had grew night he knew
possibles here...
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Categories:
maori, appreciation, music, song,
Form:
Lyric
A New Zealand Visit With the Maori People
During a tour in this island nation,
a Maori guide was seeking a nomination.
Among our tour he sought out a spokesman,
to respond to the chief's words, as a small token.
"Sir, will you represent your touring...
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Categories:
maori, anxiety, fun, funny, humor, humorous, people, travel,
Form:
Rhyme
An Alphabet of Instruments - Abc
A is for Accordion, squeezing air with bellows
B is for Banjo, five strings plucked by bluegrass fellows
C is for Clavichord, keyboard with a metal sound
D is for the Drums which percussionists will pro-pound
E is for...
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Categories:
maori, 11th grade, music,
Form:
ABC
Blowing a helluva Hooley
Rarely not windy
In the far flung
Squarely unfairly unsung
Seriously deliriously magical
Mystical..mythical Catlins
Rather adept at being
Scarily palaver kept..
Wild & warily windswept
Gusts crept not
Slowing then leapt
Boom & bust thrust lust
Not caring us despairing
Sussed trussed trees cussed
Unruly...
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Categories:
maori, nature, wind,
Form:
Rhyme
Why There Are No Snakes In New Zealand
The story is told of a Maori King bold
Who dared cheat the Prince of Siam.
I’ll leave it to you to decide if its true.
But if you're not convinced, at least I am!
This king was annoyed...
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Categories:
maori, humorous, word play,
Form:
Light Verse
Dawn On Mount Manaia
Only inspired mortals can feel the stimuli
synonymously woven within the indigenous people
...
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Categories:
maori, beauty, inspirational,
Form:
Free verse
Demise of the Flax
Before you reach for your axe,
There are some facts you need to know about flax.
A Flax rope made well
Will get you safely out of the well.
With a little toil,
You can make money from flax seed...
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Categories:
maori, change,
Form:
Rhyme
Power of Attorney Goes Wrong
BE CAREFUL WHO YOU GIVE POWER OF ATTORNEY TO,
COS THEY CAN TURN ON YOU, AND MAKE YOUR LIFE INTO HELL 2016
Frank hangs on the hook at University.
He willed his body to science.
Frank got a girlfriend...
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Categories:
maori, adventure,
Form:
Ballad
Unknown Soldier
The call of assembly long overdue
named the forgotten from ages thru
From countless wars of eras ascended
pain still fresh, wounds never mended
The screams before the darkness took
Their lives blackened without another look
Scattered bones...
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Categories:
maori, death, soldier, war,
Form:
Rhyme
To See Forever
To see forever
I left the ship at the industrial part of the island
my tour of duty was over and took a taxi to the other side
to take a ferry to town.
At the café near...
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Categories:
maori, best friend, blessing, corruption, emotions,
Form:
Blank verse
Ika Moana
With a call like a Kuia,
the wail commenced our ride.
Gently bathed by mighties
Marama and Matariki,
our path lay clear and bright.
Ko Te Tohoraa, the nurturer,
hikers nestled nicely by her...
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Categories:
maori, holiday, joy,
Form:
Rhyme
Sunrise On Mount Manaia
Only an inspired mortal such as I,
could feel the stimuli
synonymously woven in unison with the indigenous people,
who for centuries have inhabited this place.
The ‘Aotearoa Northland Maori’
Relating their verbal legends of old
complementing one’s majestic stance
here in...
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Categories:
maori, day, nature,
Form:
Free verse
Time and Tide
In time shadows in an old windy shed
are names of sojourners who've passed this way;
now my wandering boot does older tread
where I passed on a long forgotten day.
I see their faces...
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Categories:
maori, growing up, nostalgia, youth,
Form:
Sonnet
A Cry in the Night
You wake me nearly every night
with your incessant guttural cries.
Tell me what’s wrong and how
is it the spotted owl is so wise.
I think you wake me on purpose,
...
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Categories:
maori, bird,
Form:
Rhyme