Words Of Condolence Poem by Terence George Craddock (Spectral Images and Images Of Light)

kiwi people nation
needs to grieve
sometimes it helps

words of condolence
are spoken by public
officials civic pulses

responsibilities

kiwi people nation
needs to grieve
sometimes it helps

it is what poets do
but poets have little
currency value in NZ
we are a sports nation

glued to news feed
images tell tragedy tales
tabloids state facts

ministers give eulogies
friends give support
charities volunteers aid

kiwi backbone
stands to in crisis
crisis skill hones

learning curves
community fellowship
rules God’s own

heart of gold
breed in old
fashioned values

Canterbury garden city
was not paradise born
it was compassion bred


Copyright © Terence George Craddock