Talofa i alo o tupu ma tamalii
po o ai le matapia na te faafailele ai ma tasii
e foliga mai ua loa aso o tou fitaituga
ma e ui e le tasi lo ta fala ma lo ta aluga
ae ua tusa lava ma se va sootino, soototo
ua felata'i o tatou agaga ona o le sailiga o le poto.
E! o ta moomooga ia outou au i le tauola, au i le fagota
ma ia manatua tou saolotoga uma na sunu'i i Korokota
o lea e fafaga ai ma ponoi outou i upu ma tala
ina ia outou ola magafagafa ma ola mataala
E a nai matua e lauama outou i tu ma aga tausaafia
ae a faiaoga e u’unai meaaoga aua se manuia
ae le utuva fo’i talotaloga a matua faaleagaga i aso taitasi
ia maua ni a tou sikolasipi ma maualuluga ni tusi pasi
ui i lea e pule lava Sitafune i le la o lona va’a
pe fai ni meaaoga pe faaiila le ta’a
pau lava le nafa ma le tiute tauave a le faiaoga
o le fa’aosofia o le galala ia suesue ni momoga
ma laga le agaga tinou mo le lumana’i
ina ia saga utu ele tagata aoga lana ‘ato fevailia’i
ia malie afenoa ai lou finagalo pe a le so’o lou titi
i ni faasoa le ‘a’u’a’u ma ni tufaaga ua faatamaiti
faaatoa atu e le Atua e ana le poto ma le atamai
se taumafaiga le lava a le auauna vaivai…. Draft 1/7.24pm/3-29-10tmc
FOR MY CLASS
to each face a name, and a destiny
written in the ink of eternity
i wonder where meandering paths
will take your footprints
once you leave me
for the next road on
(i wonder whether your canoe will hold)
Though made of the finest clay
the potter gave you the freedom
even to sidetrack and eat with pigs
i pray your sail will hold
your faith will stand
it has to
for you are the child
of the living King
and your best is yet to come! 7.52pm draft 1tmc
