Letter From Nz
Letter from NZ
By Jan Beaumont ©
Dear England,
We know that you're suffering
It appears in the news every day
We just can't imagine, it must be so hard
But the thing that I wanted to say
Is we're sending our love and just hoping
That you'll be back to normal real fast
For you're all in our thoughts
And we're certain
This madness
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Categories:
nz, encouraging, health, humanity, planet,
Form: Light Verse
Anzac Tribute 2020
Anzac Day 2020
By Jan Beaumont ©
As Anzac Day draws nearer and there's not so many left
Of those bright eyed boys who left their native shores
They were SO young, so hopeful of a life that promised much
But they went to fight for freedom, mine and yours.
They left behind their families and so many tears were shed
By their
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Categories:
nz, appreciation, memorial, memorial day,
Form: Verse
The Day Democracy Took a Hit In Nz
Twice parliament asked the people,
Twice the answer was loud and clear from the people,
Twice there was a no to Euthanasia by the people.
Twice I joined the people in Select committee,
Twice I joined the people to give up time for free,
Twice parliament summed its nose at democracy.
Twice the parliament misled the majority of people,
Twice they bowed
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Categories:
nz, angel, appreciation, bible, caregiving,
Form: Political Verse
Welcome To the Real World NZ
We thought we were better than the rest,
That somehow we were more special,
And others only should pay the price,
That we were too peace loving,
For a Terror attack to dare to disrupt the ebb and flow here.
The recipe for disaster is the same everywhere,
First let a person isolate themselves from reality,
To let imaginary wounds fester,
With no
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Categories:
nz, analogy, anxiety, assonance, bereavement,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Aroha Nz
this is my song,
my love song of you,
my land, my heart
love for green ferns
silver
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Categories:
nz, love,
Form: Free verse
Nz Summer
Pohutukawa red bristled rain falling
Drifts down sienna cliffs floats on azure waves.
children swarm, hear the ice-cream van's song calling
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Categories:
nz, summer,
Form: Rispetto