Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Silver Fern

I am a silver fern and be

A symbol of New Zealand pride,

For native people, Maori,

And Pakeha, folks from outside.

Endemic to New Zealand, I

Can grow up thirty feet or more,

With waving fronds as winds breeze by,

Beginning from just a small spore.

On forest path in the moonlight,

Illumination I display,

And give travelers an insight

Into how they might find their way.

For my nation I do my part.

I am New Zealander at heart.