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Rapaki

from The Awakening by Dudley Benson

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Do not tarry by night
Heed my warning with care
From the path do not stray
Though the beauty of Rapaki is infinite
In the dark it’s estranged

“I was here before you,
I’ll still be when you’re gone,”
Chants the crater in prayer:
“They had stolen my fish
So I took back their lives!”
Do you feel them still here?

Settlers scoured for their bodies
And found none
Until the remains of a boy were found
Deep in a valley where a pillar now stands
A guardian employed

“Would you tell me how long
‘Til we get to the top?”
Asked David of Archie as light
Showered down from the stars
And the southerly wind
Sent Shock running mad in the night

“Would you mind if I held onto your hand?”
Asked David of Archie
As they thought about home, warmth, bed
And the pressure of imminent rain

“Would you sing to me Archie? I’m falling asleep...”
Asked David as white as his bones
“I’ll sing you something my mother sings me
When the two of us are alone:

“Time is a rascally burglar
And oh, he likes to take
If you were ever stolen from me
The heart in these ribs would surely break.”

So don’t go putting yourself away
And don’t go fishing today

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from The Awakening, released March 10, 2008

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Dudley Benson Dunedin, New Zealand

I'm a queer independent artist based in Dunedin, New Zealand. I make music about nature and nationhood. Thanks for listening!

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