A tooth for a truth

The wheels have turned
The country slipped me by;
Rolling green hills,
Mountains brooding in cloud.

To see, to speak,
The forgotten shrouds,
Silk curtains parting
To reveal the clowns.

Home among strangers
Where the truth
Is novelty, not some
Troublesome cloak we wear.

Home in the long white cloud
That appears over a narrow
Strip of land on a fault line;
The great calm ocean around.

A.S. 30/5/24 - Auckland

The narrow and winding road to Port Jackson. Pentax MX, Portra 800, May 2024.

Particularly pretty puddle. Pentax MX, Portra 800, May 2024.

Pohutukawa Tree, also known as New Zealand Christmas tree for its red flowers. Pentax MX, Portra 800, May 2024.

Golden hour. Pentax MX, Portra 800, May 2024.

Port Jackson. Is that a long white cloud? Pentax MX, Portra 800, May 2024.