In the flawless dark
high overhead
Torea shrieks
ripping holes
in the silent korowai
of night
again
Torea calls
and further off
faint
again
now silent
the cloak ripples
settles
repairs the tears
stillness sprawls
warm
as aroha
Tricia Lambert
Torea-the Maori name of the Pied Oyster Catcher
Korowai-a ceremonial cloak
Aroha- love, unconditional love, similar to the Greek, agape