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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 9, Issue 8 (November 1, 1934)

The Flight of the Albatross

The Flight of the Albatross.

In a like vein the wife of Hori Kerei Takiwaru composed her sad farewell to her chieftain husband:

“… The winds sweep o'er the mount of Mangere,
But he is borne away by the airs of the sea—
My beloved! Beautiful to look upon
Even as a great-winged albatross
Takes his flight towards the western sky.
My choicest feather that adorned my brow
Is wafted from me.”

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