Written in 1984 while living in Portobello, on the Otago Harbour.
A reflection on mindless violence, and the scars it leaves. This poem was published in Feeding Harbour (1984).
I have heard that when German panzers rolled into Poland, the Polish cavalry mounted the last massed cavalry charge in history. This poem was published in Feeding Harbour (1984).
The poem dates from my time on the Chatham Islands.