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A Song of the Barber

By kbrown August 23, 2017 Poetry No Comments

Sunrise over Greymouth, the township is aglow, Chasing out the spectres that wintry nights bestow: Shadows of prospectors wisp along the river’s brink, Dreaming of their fortunes, then falling in…

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Grey District Library Poetry Competition Winner!

By kbrown August 26, 2015 Poetry No Comments

I am excited to announce that I am the winner of the 2015 Grey District Library Poetry Competition, which was held early as part of Friday’s National Poetry Day. My…

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Men of Waikaremoana

By kbrown July 24, 2014 Poetry No Comments

Tane’s footsteps echo above orchestral rain, His feathered followers obedient, In rehearsed daybreak song. All else is quiet on the lake-front, Last evening’s thunderstorm, A dewy memory upon the landscape.…

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Early This Morning

By kbrown July 23, 2014 Poetry No Comments

I catapulted through the hemisphere, At full throttle, toward my other universe. Two words short of a poem, You spoke to me. I lost trajectory, At your good morning. Selfishly,…

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Social Graces

By kbrown July 23, 2014 Poetry No Comments

I squint at the screen to study the skin on your face. It is crinkling under the flash – or perhaps it is a permanent condition. We are beginning to…

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Adults Racing the Modern Child

By kbrown July 23, 2014 Poetry No Comments

We Used To Have Time To Ponder Wonder Discover Dream Now you cram it all in a minute, an hour, a day, look it up, write it down, complete page…

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At the Base of Mt. Tongariro

By kbrown July 23, 2014 Poetry No Comments

A-gong* defines connections By geography. Heritage transcends our maps. We are locked in, By ancient memories. She feels it, too, Eurasian child of mine. Tears in her young eyes, She…

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Reunion

By kbrown July 23, 2014 Poetry No Comments

Countless, the years, to arrive at this cliff, weathered, like your face; steadfast against the breakers, unyielding to the tides. Once, I was the albatross, poised for flight, needing the…

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