Sailing To The Island. Comments
The ferry from Auckland to Waiheke
takes only about half an hour.
On the top, windy deck on a clear day
I could make out Great Barrier Island
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Half an hour's journey from Auckland to Waiheke resides in the top memory. Remaining with rock-lands you have to swim for long hours. A true story told in this poem is very brilliantly and excellently presented....10
Yet again you have highlighted the poem's best point: that it is a true story. Brilliant intuition.
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9/8/2025 8:20:04 AM # 1.0.0
A powerfully vivid and meaningful penning. Love the style and the imagery. . Worth reading again and again. A favorite. Loved it.
I very much value your positive assessment of the poem. I have had to think hard to come up with better imagery. 'Howl' is also a poem which I read again and again, like last night. The photo is of Palm Beach.