living tomorrow
one day ahead
of half the world
America is stuck
in our yesterday
international dateline split
cast up to 24 hours
stuck now today behind
in our past yesterday
happily following tomorrow
all time zone cast
in our exclusive today
New Zealand scripted
first country greeting today
leading timezone world
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Yes NZ is the first country to enter the new day, being closest to the international dateline. I like your observation, ' America is stuck/ in our yesterday'. NZ leads the world in other ways too, as you imply in this thought-provoking poem.