Tangi e te riroriro
Te tohu o te raumati
Sweetly sings the grey warbler
Chant of summer days
Candles lit for Pike River Mine..
lost miners and their people
Travelling down the West Coast
we passed by River Pike Mine..
the name registered
then gone
River Pike Mine
is now forever
engraved in our hearts
Joan, Your doodling (it is so much more than that) and that little warbler sing with joy, knowing Life never ends. Your lighted candles are a lovely reminder of the light that cannot be extinguished.
ReplyDeleteTeresa has beautifully expressed so much. Still, there is the sadness of lost lives and lost dreams. It's heartbreaking!
ReplyDeleteYour art is so beautiful J. It reminds me of all that I love of the West Coast - the wild seas and winding roads, the bush and birds - all that really speaks to my soul each time I am there. What a wonderful memorial.
ReplyDeleteThank you Teresa E, Kittie and Marilyn. the quote I found in Juliet's Rituals For Aotearoa.
ReplyDeleteOnce again, Joan, a most delicious doodle.
ReplyDeleteYour doodles are gorgeous! They're so full of light. Do you sell them, Joan? I would love to have one and frame it.
ReplyDeleteYour memorial for the miners is beautiful.
Love the doodles Joan, you are so talented!
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