Toitoi 19
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4
Words by
George Kavanagh, age 8
Pictures by
Hany Kang, age 11
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Cabbage and kōwhai trees
wheel around in the wind like words
Blue flapping awnings
shade the sandpit like a jacket
Our school flag with the yellow azalea
twirls and shimmers
Steve, the caretaker, on the ride-on mower
shaves the grass like hair
The field waits for the bell to ring
and the children to build grass castles to jump on
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