Poetry
At the Kura Reo
l. Te Rā Tuatahi
I change into blacks
in the airport toilet.
One pou nods to prophets.
ll. Te Rā Tuarua
His eyes closed, Hēmi yells
“AKE,
AKE,
AKE!”
Atua arrive.
lll. Te Rā Tuatoru
E mihi ana ki ngā kaiako
ki ngā tuakana
ki
(au)
Tessa Keenan (Te Ātiawa) is from Taranaki and is now based in Pōneke. You can find her writing in various Aotearoa publications including Starling, Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook, and Pūhia.
