800-Year-Old Tree

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Maori legend

twisted pohutukawa

~the place of leaping




Poetry form:  Haiku

"A gnarled, twisted pohutukawa on the windswept cliff top at Cape Reinga, the northern tip of New Zealand, has become of great significance to many New Zealanders. For Maori, this small, venerated pohutukawa is known as 'the place of leaping'. It is from here that the spirits of the dead begin their journey to their traditional homeland of Hawaiki. From this point the spirits leap off the headland and climb down the roots of the 800-year-old tree, descending into the underworld on their return journey."  ~New Zealand History website link    http://bit.ly/2KV3fo0

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