Student poems
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I see, I smell, I hear, I feel
By Carter (Bowral Public School)I see so many black rocks
I smell gum leaves, so many gum leaves
I hear birds of all types
I feel the large trees
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Where I want to be
By Evie (Chevalier College)The trees are my ancestors
Whispering wisdom through the breeze
That watch me and my sisters playing
And protect us endlessly -
I am Country
By Matilda (Bowral Public School)I am Country
I am the trees
I am Aboriginal
I have Country -
I belong (spirit within me)
By Kayden (Bowral High School)I belong
born and raised on gundungurra land
connecting with Elders and having a yarn
the spirit within me -
I see trees
By Amelia (Mittagong Public School)I see trees, birds, clouds
plants, animals, kangaroos
rivers, fields
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Being Aboriginal makes me feel proud
By Kobi (Bowral High School)Being Aboriginal makes me feel proud
it makes me want to learn more
it makes me want to ride my bike, so I can see the land
I like to ngurunggula (to walk) into the bush land -
The burrie mindjigarri is beautiful
By Leroy (Year 3, Bowral Public School)Gundungurra
At burrie I see djirra
you can see the djirra early -
We all belong to ngurra (Country)
By Ezekiel (Chevalier College)We all belong to ngurra (Country)
the singing of the budjan (birds)
the beating of bunyal (sun)
the patter of the karrat (rain) -
Gundungurra ngurra is like a nest
By Jessie (Bowral High School)Gundungurra ngurra is like a nest
a home in the darrambang (gum trees)
With the protective gurragang (magpie) swooping below
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Open Seas
By Payten (Chevalier College)Open seas: kids arguing at each other
People yarraba (walking) around
The clear salty water touching my skin
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The park of love
By Evie .S (Chevalier College)I wake, eyes slowly opening to the slivers of light
streaming from the window
we get dressed and go for a yana (walk) together
down the road, along the bike track -
I have lived here
By Natalia (Bowral Public School)Last year I went swimming
in a dam and river
I feel connected to ngurra (Country)
when I see family and people we love -
When in the bush
By Noah (Chevalier College)When in the bush I can hear
the budjan (birds), gurragang (magpies), wumbarrung (black cockatoos)
chirping and squawking while they are flying
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I see beautiful nature growing
By Olivia (Mittagong Public School)I see beautiful nature growing
into trees, bushes and cockatoo
I smell fairy blossoms and eucalyptus
in the fresh air -
I ngununggula on ngurra
By Felicity (Mittagong Public School)I see ducklings, kookaburra,
trees and cows
I smell eucalyptus trees
I hear kookaburra call -
Keep running
By Noah (Mittagong Public School)I love playing soccer on my ngurra (Country)
I see the beautiful ngurra (Country) when I am outside
I feel the hot bunyal (sun) on my skin
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I belong to Country
By Hannah (Chevalier College)I belong to the towering darrambang (gum trees)
sheltering me wherever I go
I belong to the vast, deep, mysterious sky -
A soothing echo of the land
By Ezekiel (Chevalier College)I see the pale gums swaying in the breeze
Their figures twisted
I smell the rich scent of the earth
I hear the calls of distant cockatoos -
Yabbies are coming
When the wattle grows
yabbies are coming
and its a good time for fishing
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I was born on this land
By Bree (Bowral High School)I was born on this land
I will forever love this land
I feel at peace with this land
this land is my safe place
