Student poems
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Fresh Breeze of Country
By First Nations StudentsSeal in the gurrwa (ocean) splashing around in the ngaluwi (waves).
Can I take a sip of the fresh breeze of Country?
Birds flying in the distance.
Ngaluwi crash on rocks.
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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 -
Custodian’s Bundjalung Poem
By Bundjalung Custodians (Byron Bay Public School)Sitting on the sparkly dark blue ripples
singing joy together
as one. We watch
the ancestor boat drift knowingly -
ngia nandhi burri burri
By Isabelle~ Written in Gumea Dharawal / Dharawal
ngia nandhi burri burri
ngia buwindja gum -
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 -
Whale pictures
By Bundjalung Community (Byron Bay Public School)Inside the whale
Babies in bellies
Moments on Country
Stories about what we find -
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 -
Salty water
By Milo (Byron Bay Public School)Pop, bubbles, water, ocean,
Salty water
I like to swim
Surf, I see turtles -
The whale story
By First Nations Students (Byron Bay Public School)the smart
octopus
swims
in the -
I was standing on the garabang
By Willow~ poem written in Gumea Dharawal / Dharawal
I was standing on the garabang
watching the wuri go down -
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 … -
cultural machines
By Bundjalung Custodians (Byron Bay Public School)whale calls
to me, whale
sees me,
grandmothers -
Woman's Business
By Bundjalung Custodians (Byron Bay Public School)yapa – Sister
Wawa – Brother –
Gaynabarr family – Tony, Heather, Tina
name morning star -
Maganinda Mulliga
By Byron~ Written in Gumea Dharawal / Dharawal
Burri burri Gum Maganinda Mulliga
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Ngia ngaradha gurrawul jerra nahway
By Tanari~ poem written in Gumea Dharawal
Ngia ngaradha gurrawul jerra nahway
Ngia ngaandtha gurrawl-gali yangga. -
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
