The Conch Trumpet by David Eggleton

Author:David Eggleton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Otago University Press
Published: 2019-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Rust Casting an Iron Spell

Within a kōwhai grove in spring,

or closed in winter’s mist,

chase the grail of the whale,

chase an earthquake swarm,

domino of the avalanche,

revolution the tractors bring.

Hit a slump, close the mill,

unbolt the coal range,

and walk off the farm,

making tracks for town.

Leave the hand-me-downs

among the plum trees still;

chests of tea, a bush brewery,

flax ropes frail on kauri rail,

the phantoms of opium,

gold grave a night hawk saved,

raupō hides where hope abides,

a whole fleet washed to sea,

coffins mashed, rivers slain,

hāngī rocks piled sky-high

and girdled by a rusty chain.

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