M.H.X. Emergeth

M.H.X. Emergeth

by Marshal Gebbie

Dedicated to the Hard Hats, ..for holding it all together. 

Hore frost on the green grass 
There's a cold moon in the sky 
The estuary waters black and calm 
Where golden ripples lie. 
Dawn's horizon lightens up 
Bright stars begin to dim 
Hard Hats all arrive for work 
And with frozen breath...log in. 

Work boots crunching on the stone 
The men disperse to trucks, 
The diesel motors roar to life 
Their departures forming rucks. 
Swarming in the morning light 
Each to his own job's task, 
Bridge building work underway 
As dawn's first sunbeams bask. 

Amazing the complexity 
That building bridges has, 
Amazing how voraciously 
It eats up time and gas. 
The planning and design work 
The funding of supply, 
Those organizational matters 
And the labour standing bye. 

Digging, lifting, shoving, shifting 
Moving this to there, 
A logistical nightmare 
For the novice, unaware. 
Steel and timber by the ton 
Concrete pours en mass, 
Gravel, sand and aggregate 
And reservoirs of gas. 

Procurement of supply ensures 
A smooth transitional flow 
Of successive small procedures 
To make the project mesh and grow. 
Day after day the massive trucks 
Carting tons of sand 
Are authorized by gate men 
To unload on to land 
Where motorway construction 
Is steadfastly taking place 
And progressing at 
A gradual and steady building pace. 

From concept to completion 
A million multitasks, 
Which involves a caste of thousands 
And a schedule which asks, 
That the finished installation 
Be completed by the time 
Of the Rugby World Cup kickoff, 
Our global status on the line. 

Like ants the Hard Hats swarm about 
Each does his little bit 
And gradually, over time, 
The bridge emerges from the pit. 
It emergeth like a phoenix 
In a drab and sombre gown 
But on completion, shines like fire 
To be the nation's most re known. 

The Manukau Harbour Crossing 
A project for the Gods, 
Of massive lengths of concrete 
And miles of reinforcing rods. 
Of an eternity of effort 
From everyone involved 
And an asset for New Zealand 
And a beauty to behold. 


Marshalg 
@theGate 
MHX 
Mangere Bridge 
14th March 2009 

Please view the following link 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzQZ-M90Zig

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[masqued_muse]

Here's to all the little people, actually holding the whole pyramid up..wonderful, Marshall. Maybe a few grammatical errors, w/ever. Still a keen sense of observation coupled with great empathy...