Matilda died today

[just mercedes]

This is a good poem already. I decline to give you a detailed critique because I'm so moved. Later maybe. I do want to know her name sooner in the poem, I think it should be in the first line, really. There are a few places where I can't quite get the sense, but I believe they will be easy to fix. I looked up tangihanga because of this poem. Thank you.

Thanks for your read and comments. Her name is in the title of the poem.