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Collected Poems

Poem on the Advantages of Living at the Remuera End of the North Shore

Poem on the Advantages of Living at the Remuera End of the North Shore

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There are ferries at the bottom of our garden,
the Takapuna people envy us:
we never have to fight
page 146 the ladies for the right
to sit upon a seat aboard the bus.

If your arteries have not begun to harden
we have a hill to climb, and boats to sail,
a golf-course for the dubs,
a pair of lovely pubs,
a wharf where you can fish for yellowtail.

Oh, I nearly overlooked — I beg your pardon —
our Naval Base that's operated by
the Kiwi and the Pom,
a target for the Bomb —
now what could be a nicer way to die?