Difference between revisions of "Maori Oven. W. Hart-Smith"
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| + | You cut into the warm earth | ||
| + | and shatter the dead shells into bright fragments. | ||
| − | From ''On the Level, Mostly Canterbury Poems'' W. Hart-Smith Printed Timaru Herald 1950. Another poem in the book is entitled 'Cave Paintings" | + | Why does a piece of obsidian, a bone pick |
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| + | sharp as yesterday, give, you so much | ||
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| + | pleasure? Leave it alone, Pakeha, | ||
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| + | leave it alone! | ||
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| + | (Last six lines) | ||
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| + | From ''On the Level, Mostly Canterbury Poems'' W. Hart-Smith Printed Timaru Herald 1950. Another poem in the book is entitled 'Cave Paintings". | ||
The book's cover featured a reproduction of a cave drawing by [[Schoon Theo|Theo Schoon]]. | The book's cover featured a reproduction of a cave drawing by [[Schoon Theo|Theo Schoon]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:25, 18 June 2014
Maori Oven
............. You cut into the warm earth
and shatter the dead shells into bright fragments.
Why does a piece of obsidian, a bone pick
sharp as yesterday, give, you so much
pleasure? Leave it alone, Pakeha,
leave it alone!
(Last six lines)
From On the Level, Mostly Canterbury Poems W. Hart-Smith Printed Timaru Herald 1950. Another poem in the book is entitled 'Cave Paintings".
The book's cover featured a reproduction of a cave drawing by Theo Schoon.
Hart-Smith was a sometime adult education tutor in Timaru and gave assistance to Schoon. He was British born and resident at times in Australia and New Zealand. He produced many volumes of poetry.
