Poetry Shelf poems: Freedom by Paula Green

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                                                 A Freedom Song

 

Freedom to love       
not to wage war                                                               

                           A tūī still sings
                          The manukā trembles

Freedom to listen
not to mislead

         A kererū glides
         The broad beans ripen

Freedom to feed
not to starve

          It’s heart to heart
          It’s the kumarā roasting

Freedom to heal
not to wound

           It’s lightness at dawn
           It’s the ruru calling

Freedom to care
not to ignore

                   It’s a song and dance
                   because our world is broken

 

Paula Green

 

 

 

 

4 thoughts on “Poetry Shelf poems: Freedom by Paula Green”

    1. Paula Green's avatarPaula Green Post author

      sadly yes, I have been writing it slowly in response to our cruel government who are passing all manner of cruel bills and laws and rules – and now this dreadful result – it is a time to reach out and to hold our precious world close.

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