Student poems
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Ngia ban gurrawul gali
By Tyeka~ Written in Gumea Dharawal / Dharawal
Ngia ban gurrawul gali
ngia learnt gunnagaraang -
In salt waters
By First Nations Students (Byron Bay Public School)The whale is in salt waters
and there are jellyfish
in the salt water
I go swimming with -
The Salt Water Dolphin
By Jaicee, Maddy, GraceFrom the Saltwater dreaming, Burran does
glide. A spirit of the ocean, with turning the tides, Black
skin shining like the night skies above, Guiding
lost souls, with ancient love. He dances with the waves, -
Camera in Our Face
By Nyahla, Asha, AllannaNgatha (I am) recording country, we saw whales
we made gaan out of rocks. Whales
waving, magpies squawking, waves were
chilling, crystal clear blue. -
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 -
The whale story
By First Nations Students (Byron Bay Public School)a whale thought today would be
a calm day but it was noisy
because there was a fire on
a boat floating around -
Connect
By Lailani, Aaliya, Samarli, Joarni, LaylahDjini Djini (crab) crosses the beach one by one
Trees sway in the breeze
Sand gliding across the beach
Sunshine on the pebbles glowing in water -
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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The whale story
By First Nations Students (Byron Bay Public School)the smart
octopus
swims
in the -
Boat On the Gurrwa
By Shakiylah, EdenNgatha (I am) boat on the deep blue Gurrwa
Balun swimming gracefully
pipis digging deep into the sand
ngalawi (waves) crashing into the shore -
Ngia wagamarri maara
By Kyeton~ Written in Gumea Dharawal / Dharawal
Ngia wagamarri maara
Ngia naandarra garrang gurrawul -
The Whole World
By Kayla, Maddi, GracieDolphins jumping up and diving down
Ngatha (I am) the water, sea.
Ngatha (I am) eagle flying through leaves blowing
in the wind. Dogs sprinting for tennis balls. -
Through the giingan
By Christa, AlesiaThe Gurruuja is daalga
through the giingan
ngaarlu wiinyjarr. The relaxing
ngaarlu wiinyjarr glides across his body, -
Slow and giigan
Gurruuja slowly and giigan
makes its way
up the coast while its giigan
As the sunlight reflects on the gaagal -
Baraya Barray - Reflection
By TahanniBurri burri (whale) is a big part of Dharawal culture. Ngia (I) learned that me and my siblings aren’t Dharawal but we have learned their important connection to gurigurrah (sea) and ngura (Country), just as we have in our Tongan culture. Connection between our cultures is so much clearer now and I’ve seen how similar we are in terms of tradition … -
Woman's Business
By Bundjalung Custodians (Byron Bay Public School)yapa – Sister
Wawa – Brother –
Gaynabarr family – Tony, Heather, Tina
name morning star
