polish refugees

6 fun facts about the polish refugees that landed in New Zealand November 1 1944

fact 1> they had to use 33 army trucks to transport the kids and adults from Pahaitua station [ where they landed]to the old internment camp whose official name was now the Polish Children's Camp in Pahaitua. 

fact 2>

New years poem

New years poem 

Heavy heads swaying to the beat of the movie in the background.
As swift fight scenes sink into white noise. Past worries of what's
to come drift away into the distance like a dispersing firework.
and the tables once filled with food are merely a distant memory.
As the carnage in the kitchen is merely forgotten for tomorrow.
And the sorrows of last year fade into new, we forget the things
we regret and fix all that is broken. We start a new year.
Yes, we had ups and downs and emotions were all around.
We remember that we can always start fresh no matter
where we are. Yes, no one wants to be a joke but a life
without jokes is incomplete. So laugh along as we all cheer
the simple words of happy new year.

so this is my new years poem, I'm quite happy with how it turned out and am glad i did it.

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