Down and the Kaka.
Out of the shadowy gloom The feathery ratas rise, Fainter the stars illume Translucent skies : Stealing mid flowers and leaves The young wind creeps, And the breast of the forest heaves As it lightly sleeps : Harsh, from the glimmering deeps Slowly unfolding, A sudden babel of cries, Discordantly scolding : Night from the valley flies, Whilst the wakening kakas scream, Breaking its tranquil dream.
Johannes C. Andersen
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New Zealand Illustrated Magazine, 1 October 1904, Page 34
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70Down and the Kaka. New Zealand Illustrated Magazine, 1 October 1904, Page 34
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