Saturday, 30 June 2012

Turn Back

Out on the edge
on the edge
on the edge of the world
there's a beautiful ledge
edge of the world                                Landscape of a million ferns
                                                             fills you
                                                             wills you on
North island                                         with such soft feeling
Land of fern
for such green                                      With such warm feeling
still do yearn                                         its all encompassing
for such silver                                       your home
silver fern
have golden eyesite for                         The fern                                   New zeal
take a turn                                              the fern                                    New Zealand
                                                               the land of fern                        victory
                                                               fill your site                             determined
And turn back                                         with green leaf
for all the New Zealand                                                                         Got to oust
that you lack                                          It doesn't matter                       the doubts
you can't leave too long                         what you earn                          the things
all that behind                                         you still have fern                   that drain away
New Zealand's got no signposts             you will never lose
that you see                                             site of your island                   No sprain
its in your heart signed                           tho you're far away                  shall stain
                                                                                                                achievement
                                                                                                                 admonished is
                                                                land of fern                              delay
Explore the ancient places                      is in your dreams
that few ever see                                     in your eyes                             Oust the doubts
go forward into history                           today                                        that stop
mystery is                                                                                                 that make you
you wonder                                              In your dreams                        drop down dead
why you ever                                            you have it                              no thout of failing
leave alone                                               in your dreams                         prevailing 
this precios paradise                                 your dreams                            inside your head
that is your home
you feel it better                                       You have it                              No worry
experience it                                              in the site of you                     gentle hurry
well alone                                                  in your dreams                        steady to achieve
                                                                   your dreams.                           to receive 
So take a turn                                                                                             the plaudits
and turn back                                                                                             from plans
for all the New Zealand                                                                              do not weave
that you lack
North island                                                                                               Don't leave  
silver fern                                                                                                   behind anything
take a turn                                                                                                   take just what
turn back                                                                                                     you need
for all you yearn                                                                                          oust the doubts
to stay in New Zealand                                                                                within you
one day you'll learn                                                                                     without you
                                                                                                                     you can't succeed.
When you've found
the world out there
is not your home
it is New Zealand
thru your eyes alone.

                                         You separate in two islands
                                          your gardens of supreme
                                          your indigenos flowers
                                          only dreamed in dream

                                          New Zealand
                                          ease land
                                          things grow so mysterios                         Wear black
                                          prehistoric plants                                      in the team
                                          look like they do                                       mysterios
                                          hide something serios                               is what you mean

                                                                                                            You're friendly tho
                                          Island North                                               not realy mean
                                          the aged look                                             you're just new
                                          in forever fern                                            to the scene
                                          some from this historicaly
                                          do never turn                                              Some scream away
                                                                                                              their nervosness
                                                                                                              some let off steam
                                          You learn that what you had already          some blindly
                                           is all you need to know                              concentrate
                                          New Zealand ease land                               in meditative dream
                                           in fogs things still glow
                                                                                                              Wear black
                                                                                                               don't jack
                                          Mysteries come to lite                                 it ever in
                                           darkness starts to delite                              not to do
                                           when it sparks something unexpected        yorself justice
                                           novel new to site                                         would be a sin

                                                                                                               Some scream
                                            New Zealand ease land                              some let off steam
                                            slow pace wins the race                             some dream the
                                            to provide a natural garden                        hours away
                                            in an ancient place.             
                                                                                                               Wear black
                                                                                                                for all that
                                                                                                                you want to
                                                                                                               break out of grey
                                                                                                               wear black
                                                                                                               you know that's
                                                                                                                all you want to say.


Wanted to leave the earth
went to the edge
regretted being born at birth
went to seek the ledge

Poetry drove you
to that final door
that opens to the green island
and the silver shore

Poetry of life
never did rhyme
words were your wife
and you served yor time

You left the world you knew
for New Zealand shore
to escape your shadow
was what it was for

Things gained more meaning
in fern forests steaming
you drew a line under
what you'd wrote before

You wanted out of life
thru that final door
you felt the draw however
to New Zealand shore

You wasn't sure
if it was empty
that candy store
that used to promise
you such dreams
thru every door

You couldn't resist
the mists of time
the draw of the lore
that was mysterios
upon New Zealand shore.




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