the tangi rain is over

 

the tangi rain has stopped

finally

the earth is sodden and heavy

the pain in our hearts too.

while our minds swell with memory

our spirits limp through the days as

our rangitahi now rest in the arms of our tupuna.

  the tangi rain is over.

 

the absent face of the sun 

breaks apart dark clouds of grief

that have hung for three days

over our whenua.

  shade

we never asked for 

unbidden… strangling

pain

wailing good byes

to our dearly departed lifted away into the skies

  if feels like the tangi rain goes on forever.

 

the sun shines

drying the last drops

from a silent cross that's

keeping watch… while guiding

  a young soul on the path to eternity.

Te Rerenga Wairua sends thunder

waves beat the rocks with farewells.

  standing on the headland

tossing 

goodbyes with roses

arohanui mai

we love you... (come back)

 

the tangi

the rain

it is now over.



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