A GIFT OF WORDS FROM MY GRANDMOTHER
My beloved Grandchild Inheritor from my ancestor Let me speak in your ears In hopes you will be inspired You were created from the unseen Yes created by the unseen Therefore what you see and hear, what you say Let them well from the unseen Your inner being
My child, base this being on all you have From your ancestors Pay heed to the dignity of man Man who was created in his image Man whom he found to be good Care for him in body Care for him in spirit So that it will be body and spirit in harmony Clothe them in warmth ana wisdom
My child, you are only but a moment In between two eternities The past and the future So hasten, come to terms With the circumstances of your time Seek the knowledge of the Pakeha Consume it as an appetiser For your main course Which is the wisdom of your ancestors Let your deeds be as wide as the earth To justify a place in the sky It is a gift of words indeed Grandma I weep for you and for you a 11....
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Kaea, Issue 1, 1 December 1979, Page 21
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197A GIFT OF WORDS FROM MY GRANDMOTHER Kaea, Issue 1, 1 December 1979, Page 21
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