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KORINITI I liked the old house Sitting amongst the deserted flowers, The church, secure on the bank of the river. I closed my eyes … Thought how it would have looked When the woman missionary Whose memorial stands in the churchyard, Lived, worked, here. No roar of a jet boat, No shouts of young adventurers: Just a green forest, People sitting together on the porch of the mission, The creak of the gate as another friend arrives, Roses blooming in the sun, And the swirling river Flowing on by Just as it does, today. Cath Matthews

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Te Ao Hou, November 1973, Page 19

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KORINITI Te Ao Hou, November 1973, Page 19

KORINITI Te Ao Hou, November 1973, Page 19