I believe upon reflection
that generally those of us
who travelled overseas
did adventure better than those
who remained stayed in New Zealand
yes I know that many who stayed
in New Zealand
did exceptionally well
what I mean is
those that went overseas
were disconnected strangers
sometimes people did not
even know what New Zealand
really was except as a name
so we were judged on our merits
without locialized Westport put down
that exists in some parts of New Zealand
while overseas in distant countries
foreign lands differing cultures
we were free to be ourselves
we could be anything we chose
without expectations
free from constraint
we were free to choose
we were
what we chose to be
could conceive
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem