Maori Poems - Poems about Maori

..."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 t......

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...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 on wa......

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...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 M......

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...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 the ferry landing, I dr......

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...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 Eden and its dormant crater. We’d climb its he......

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...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 p......

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...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 the fires of perdi......

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...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 y......

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...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, you eerily l......

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...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 plen......

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...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 b......

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...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 ......

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...The All Blacks played Australian Rules Maori men against young fools Butt a stroke of luck In a muddy ruck Quite promptly diminished their tools......

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...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 ......

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...Beholding a stark-naked Kiwi Prince Charles was bewildered: "What see we?” His butler replied, all blushed and wide-eyed: “Your highness, a Maori… wee-wee."......

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