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Arahura – A Poem

By Lo
November 15, 2020
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A winding misty mountain pass

Breaking against the shore

There I danced amongst blue gold

Where drips of crystal water flow

I ran to meet you as we crossed the bridge

Where the Arahura spilled her stories

Into the Tasman Sea:

Dancing on driftwood 

‘Til I felt her bones

Her blood – the water

And In my dreams – she sang to me

In the choir of whale and bird song: Finally free

 

This poem was written in reference to the Arahura River. To learn more about the location visited in 2018 this poem was written about and some of its history please visit this website here.

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Lo grew up on the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. They received their BSc from Mary Baldwin Women’s College in Staunton, Virginia and their MS from Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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  • Ivor Steven
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    February 19, 2026
    Thank you very much for reading my poem here on CHW magazine. It was a fortuitous ...

    Beyond My Outpost

  • Ivor Steven
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    February 19, 2026
    Thank you for reading my poem here at CHW; I appreciate your thoughtful comments, EugiI

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  • Cheryl Batavia
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    February 18, 2026
    Ivor, the photo is perfectly paired with this poem, both reflecting the uncertainties of this era.

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  • Eugi
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    February 18, 2026
    Beautiful said, and excellent rhyming, Ivor. Where do we land where there is peace and light?

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    Beautiful, Ivor!

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