Kea
Glorious and glistening, te Ra rises
over magical mountains
Majestic manu awakes
Kea, expanding wings,
a burst of sunset colours fill the morning air
Diving down, gliding peacefully through the crispy cold air
Warm colours like burning lava,
cool colours like the deep, dark moana
Squawking echoing above the maunga
Landing in an alpine larch in search of kai
Dark beady eyes lined in yellow look down
Eyes as black as thunderclouds
Sharp, curved beak opens
Dispensing a piercing sound
Knife like talons open
Swoop down and grab food
Looking curiously at the sinking sun
and speeding cars
Then spreads out its wings and flies silently home.
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