I hope I made it; I hope we all did.

This is a photo of the cat that I love more than anything, a taonga I was given from Aunty Te Ruinga and my favourite poem, respectively. I love you.

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Ka pine koe e au

Ki te pine o te aroha

Ki te pine

E kore nei e waikura e

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At lunchtime I brought a huge orange-

The size of it made us all laugh.

I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave-

They got quarters and I had a half.

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And that orange, it made me so happy,

As ordinary things often do

Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park.

This is peace and contentment. It's new.

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The rest of my day was quite easy.

I did all of the jobs on my list

And enjoyed them and had some time over.

I love you. I'm glad I exist.