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October 4
Monday's Poem: A Black and White Story
There may have been a time when they attended Madame Butterfly, Mum wearing her good dress,
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November 3
Monday's poem: Girl
Girl By ELIZABETH BROOKE-CARR
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October 20
Monday's poem: Beacon Fire
Beacon Fire By CAROLYN MCCURDIE
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February 17
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Returns By H.T.R. WILLIAMS
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December 23
Mondays's poem
Comfort and Joy By JONATHAN CWEORTH The big day dawned like an apocalypse and the natal star shone red The Mother of God stood by the crib with a Mona Lisa smile and downcast eyes while Santa put a brave face on things and handed out cigars From their golden combat helicopters the angels bombarded the cowering shepherds with relentless goodwill and glad tidings The animals wandered disconsolately in fields of inedible tinsel longing for grass
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June 10
Monday's poem: enjoy watching
enjoy watching By ORCHID TIERNEY
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June 10
Monday's poem: Before Night
Before Night By ROSALIE CROSSMAN
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April 1
Monday's poem: The Chosen
The Chosen By DAVID KARENA-HOLMES (For my daughter, Sonata) Choosing to go one way involves not going some other way. How many are the other ways? Choosing to do one thing involves not doing some other thing.
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March 25
Monday's poem
Nowhere flat, save the flat sea sleeping it off in Blanket Bay. Black shag on a rusted pole crucified for the rising sun. Slender heron white-faced heretic watching from the shallows. Hotere boat sheds crumpled, corroded. Nothing straight, save the straight cranes' arms raised over Iona. Shed boats every place:left loitering on kerbsides or tied by their noses to the bobbing shore,
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March 11
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Our House By Madison Hamill Our insect house has its bones on the outside. Our clothes hang on strings across our garden, they are slumped blue bodies. At night the wind will sing them dry but inside our chimney wolves cry.
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March 4
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Advice to a Brae Laddie- Sylvia Lobb
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February 26
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In a Motueka Coffee Bar - Peter Olds
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February 19
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Blue - Brian Turner
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February 12
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Yesterday on the Peninsula - Ann Jacobson
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February 5
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On a night like this - Ruth Arnison
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January 29
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On hearing of the death of Hone Tuwhare, poet - Pam Swaisland
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January 22
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Sandbar at Taieri Mouth - Marion Jones They ran along the bar's wide sandy path to the island. On one side, the river flowed seaward, on the other, the ocean rose and fell, while wind pressed the river to meet the tide. In the blue, the sun hung high, a coin to pay Charon's toll
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January 8
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Riddles - Cilla McQueen
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January 1
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Katy's Christmas, from NZ to England (After Bill Manhire's "Kevin") - Loveday Why
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December 18
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A Potato Sonnet: Jersey Bennes for Christmas - Carolyn McCurdie
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December 11
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Wilding Pines, Southland - Richard Reeve
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December 4
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A Tropical Gift (For Huberta) - Martha Morseth
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November 27
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HOKITIKA - David Eggleton
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November 20
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Lingua incognita - Sue Wootton
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November 13
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QUEEN OF THE CROWN From a painting by Andy McCready - Jenny Powell
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