tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268786658572415352.post7131523228442132699..comments2022-09-09T22:12:21.147+12:00Comments on NEW ZEALAND EDGE: Nga Kupu Aroha #14: Denis O'ReillyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268786658572415352.post-41398986801793105402007-05-09T10:29:00.000+12:002007-05-09T10:29:00.000+12:00The korero posted by Denis has a strength that rem...The korero posted by Denis has a strength that reminds me of a passage from a rediscovered Baxter poem:<BR/><BR/><I>Kua timata te mahi – <BR/>The work has begun. <BR/>There are beans growing <BR/>And Karl planted them; <BR/>There are pumpkins growing <BR/>And Heto dug the ground; <BR/>There are eels in the pot <BR/>And Peter caught them – Yes, <BR/>Kua timata te mahi– <BR/>The work has begun. </I><BR/><BR/>Great to see the work has begun on spreading the korero via NZEDGE. Kia kaha!<BR/><BR/>(The full poem, He Waiata O Hemi,is available at the excellent NZ Electronic Text Centre, see http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Whi021Kota-t1-g1-t2.html)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com