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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Aere ra! #186510 08/17/2009 12:49 AM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Just thought I'd share a few words from Alistair Te Ariki Campbell a noted poet, novelist and playwright. A Cook Islander raised in New Zealand who died yeasterday aged 84. I wrote this poem for you Out of tidal wrack. I spoke my lines to the wind, And the wind blew them back. This is my last poem. It’s out there on the beach For the first high tide to turn, And float it out of reach. Alistair Te Ariki Campbell Meitaki Maata no to kupu Pakari (Thanks for the words of wisdom) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Aere ra! olly #186511 08/17/2009 1:35 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky That's lovely, olly; thank you for posting it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Aere ra! Jackie #186513 08/17/2009 11:45 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont I like! formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Aere ra! Buffalo Shrdlu #186524 08/18/2009 4:29 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Very wise. Quite an epitaph. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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