Student poems
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Gagaln.gay ngaarlu wiinyjarr
By Hunter
The emu feather is really soft on your hands
Gurruuja feels the gagaln.gay on the ngaarlu wiinyjarr.
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Gurruuja is swimming
By LukeGurruuja is swimming
gliding through
the ngaarlu wiinyjarr heading down
coast with its new calf. -
We are all connected
By Student Group Poemguruuja and yugirr are cousins
majestic protectors
circling birth
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Jiling turquoise, light jiling cyan
By Student Group PoemJiling turquoise
light jiling cyan
the bulaguur and yugirr -
Garra-maana
By EliGurruuja sits at the bottom of the gaagal
ngarranga to gagaln.gay crash over its head
And coral yiiliwiya in the current
As it falls asleep reminiscing -
Slow and giigan
Gurruuja slowly and giigan
makes its way
up the coast while its giigan
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Through the giingan
By Christa, AlesiaThe Gurruuja is daalga
through the giingan
ngaarlu wiinyjarr. The relaxing
ngaarlu wiinyjarr glides across his body, -
The Crashing Gaagal
By Jye, MarcusGurruuja the whale is weaving
through the crashing gaagal
as he feels seaweed against his tough skin.
Watching the yuggirr yiiliwiya through -
Gliding
By KoahGurruuja is gliding through the luscious seaweed.
He can feel the cool ngaarlu against his tough skin
Gurruuja can nyaaga a slithery sea snake gliding gracefully through the kelp.
The Gurruuja can ngaaranga calls of other gurruuja -
Strong Currents
By JordynBuwaarr gurruuja blowing bubbles in the deep jiling gaagal
Yugiir ngaarri right near me
Miimi tail floating past
Crabs on the gaagal floor scurrying fast -
Her Buwarr and the Gaagal
By GeorgiaGurruuja smoothly glides along
the giduurr with her buwaarr and the yugiir.
Gurruuja softly yarns to her buwaarr
and the gaagal. -
The Pebble
By AshaNgaya am a single small pebble tumbling down the giduurr, dunes swaying through the giant gagaln.gay.
The sea creatures look intrigued as they drift past me. You can find me covered in moss next to a flowing naan.gal in Dorrigo. You can find me in a garden bed in front of the library in Nambucca. Or anywhere really. Under the birraarl, the waaru, … -
Everything Dancing
By DanielNgaya can feel the airy gurriin brushing along my cheek.
Ngaya can taste gurriin on my tongue.
Ngaya ngarranga birds chirp in the biguurr.
Ngaya also nyaaga the biguurr yiiliwiya, -
Across Gaagal Flow
By EbonyAs gurruuja swim along the smooth water
gliding along the ngaarlu wiinyjarr under the crashing gagaln.gay
as ngaya smoothly glide across the gaagal flow
as ngaya crash making gagaln.gay -
Daalgay, People, Yiiliwiya
By NicoleNgaya can ngarranga Gumbaynggirr daalgay, people yiiliwiya.
ngaya feel the gurriin blowing against ngaya cheek.
Ngaya smell the nature around ngaya. ngaya taste the gurriin around ngaya.
Gurruuja yiiliwiya, buwaarr following, gagaln.gay smashing -
Ngaya Ngarranga Gumbaynggir
By SageAll ngaya nyaaga is people
All ngaya can taste is biguurr
All ngaya can touch is grass
All ngaya can smell is fresh leaves on biguurr -
Connecting to Our Ancestors
By KaimahniSmell: The fresh wet grass
Touch: Connecting to our ancestors
Vision: The waaru and biguurr surrounding me while ngaya yiiliwiya to ngaya culture yiiliwiya
Taste: The salty gurriin from the gaagal -
Whale Poem
By OonaGurruuja’s daalgay is deep & flowing,
majestic & melodic, soft & smooth.
Silky seaweed grazes Gurruuja’s barnacle encrusted skin.
She moves with grace across the aquatic landscape. -
Gurruuja
By Imogen, AyshaGurruuja is gliding
through the deep mysterious gaagal
he feels brave
for he is not far from home -
Gurruuja daalga
By Payton, HarlaGurruuja daalga into the endless aqua ngaarlu wiinyjarr
its buwaarr humming beside its Miimi
the ngayan makes the ngaarlu wiinyjarr shimmer
bubbles pop under the gaagal roof
