TARANAKI (Barren Mountain)
They call you Barren Moutain Sometimes I think you are At times you show your beauty Especially to those from afar
From Legendary times immortal you hold much mystery
but, it is your
Distinctiveness and stories that have gone down in history
A romance you had going with pretty Pihanga
but Volcanic Tongariro Blew up, and you went far
You had so much power you left your place of grace In doing so, dear Mountain you left a river, in your wake
When Kupe sailed the Pacific He was guided by specifics For the Land of milk and honey Was what he sought, not money
He did not need to Land at all When he espied the Mountain But rejoiced, and returned to call The Chosen to the Fountain
Ngaere Ngahau Moko
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Tu Tangata, Issue 11, 1 April 1983, Page 35
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135TARANAKI (Barren Mountain) Tu Tangata, Issue 11, 1 April 1983, Page 35
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