karakia

quiet beach
whangaumu beach just after sunrise, northland, new zealand. february 2009

padding silently through
the sleeping batch
i head for the sea,
wrapping the sound
of the waves like
a cloak around me,
digging my feet in
the sand, singing a
quiet karakia,
greeting this land.

5 comments

  • 23/02/2009 at 20:50 // Reply

    this is so lovely … i can feel the sound of the waves and the sand under my feet when i read your poem … lucky girl :)

  • 28/02/2009 at 00:40 // Reply

    I love this! A beautiful capture of a NZ morning.

  • 28/02/2009 at 17:03 // Reply

    i miss u, beautiful girl.

  • 01/03/2009 at 14:33 // Reply

    Oh, how magically beautiful!

    I can feel the energy of being there just from your words and photo!

    Breathtaking.

  • 15/02/2010 at 21:45 // Reply

    Uff, this one almost killed me. Perfect capture. Thank you, it’s been so long since I was home and I was a beach girl back then.

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