Jacinda Ardern’s politics of love—a song
In our smallness is our greatness in our suchness is our muchness in our we-ness is our us-ness. that's the politics of love thus saith Jacinda we won't be torn asunder in our melding is our welding in our kindness is our strength from our listening comes our action that's the politics of love stop with the beat beat beat stop with the win win win stop with the greatest ever stop with the crazy spin when you haven't got the numbers and you haven't got the millions and very very good is good enough— that's the politics of love a little pause before you talk a little give and take a little grace, a little space it's not a lot to ask for the politics of love thus saith Jacinda we won't be torn asunder
It’s just a little ditty about Jacinda Ardern’s politics of love in New Zealand
I know, I know—but plenty of song lyrics are almost doggerel, so no apologies.
I wish I could write the music too. Why don’t you?
Being in the U.S. with President Big Mouth and little of anything else, I truly love the poem/lyrics and am jealous of your insightful female leader!
This is fantastic poem and ideology.
Loved this and I sent it to Jacinda! (:
You’re kidding! Now that’s what can happen in a small country, right?
As someone who’s Anglo-Italian, I think both of my home nations could benefit from letting go of the nostalgic memories of greatness and instead celebrate who they are today and what they can achieve when they come together.
Well said. So true.
I so admire your PM and you are so lucky to have her. And you wrote a great ditty.
Thanks Alison. We are far from perfect but we sure are lucky.
Hi Rachel – yes as the others have said … she seems to be setting great examples for the rest of the world to follow … we need kindness, compassion, thoughtfulness and clear-headed advice … love the poem and hope we can get to know what she thought about it! Enjoy – take care though … HIlary
She always had that concept in mind. And all my life I’ve fretted and wondered why politicians were expected to be aggressive and mean to the party in opposition. Why is it the norm? Schoolyard stuff.
Dear oh dear. There is no end.
You’re very lucky to have her – she’s brilliant!
She is certainly bucking a global trend
Sadly, very true.
Brilliant Rachel. I was captured by her gentler way of doing business and am pleased to see the end of the mean kids being in charge. Here’s hoping that another 3 years will see an epidemic of kindness in the beehive.
I’ll drink to that with my morning kombucha!
Delightful sentiments whether a nation is small or large.
No not kidding Rachel re Poem to Jacinda…. I also congratulated her and said I’d voted for her from over here in Melbourne and that I’d known you for 51 years!!!! Can happen in humongous countries too ha ha. Myra xxhugxx PS Having a delightful second double doughnut day here in Melbourne…everyone’s ecstatic ( apart from the measly minded naysayers).
Wow! Nice. I listened to Coronacast and got a hint of the Melbourne ecstasy. Double doughnut days you have well and truly earned x
I feel so privileged to live in New Zealand under her guidance right now. She gets a lot of hate from her detractors but she has given us freedom right now where this is not possible in most other covid affected places.
In the time of Covid 19, leaders are “damned if they do and damned if they don’t” so we sure got lucky.
Yeah exactly it is just a fluke really and we are so lucky. I hope you had a nice weekend. Just went walking with my boyfriend now having some fish n chips..nice Sunday take care 🌄😁
Have just had my first sit down coffee in a cafe since March here in Melbourne. As off today Victoria (71) now has less active covid cases than NZ (75)….everyone is feeling very optimistic today.
That was awesome news. We could feel that statewide sigh of relief from here.
5 double doughnut days in a row now!!!!!!
Eat drink and be merry in Melbourne, out of lockdown at last!
Here was reply today from PM’S office……
Dear Myra
Jacinda has asked me to pass on her thanks for your thoughtful and kind message.
She appreciates your support very much.
Best wishes
Dinah Okeby
Office of the Prime MinisterJacinda
Ardern’s politics of love in New Zealand-Rachel Mc Alpine-one of NZ’s great poets-my teacher from 51 years ago-now 80 yrs old.
Dear Jacinda,
Great to have been able to vote for you from Australia…Congratulations.
Wonderful poem here from my lovely teacher. Hope you love her poem as much as I did today.
Kind Regards,
Myra
Only in New Zealand. Well Myra, you made my day. A thousand thanks xx