Monday July 17th 2023
That was Matariki
Have you ever seen Matariki? Sure you have!
Remember the time when you and your family were outside,
When you looked up into the night sky and were greeted
by the sight of 9 stars, a star cluster?
That was Matariki
Have you ever felt Matariki? Sure you have!
Remember the time you could hear the trees swaying
In the distance? When you stepped outside to be met
by a swoosh of wind? The wind growing stronger and
You start to get pushed back by the force?
That was Ururangi
Have you ever tasted Matariki? Sure you have!
Remember the time when the crops had been freshly
Harvested? You decided to boil up a few and eat them
For dinner with some kaimoana you caught?
That was Tupu-a-Nuku and Waita
Have you ever heard Matariki? Sure you have!
Remember the time on a cloudy day, when there
Was a light pattering sound hitting your roof, the
Light outside started to dim and you couldn’t help
But feel calmer?
That was Waipuna Rangi
That was Matariki.
For the past 3 days we have been working on a matariki based poem, we had to incorporate 3-5 different stars which symbolizes the star that you chose. We used our common senses such as, Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste and Touch to describe whatever star you had decided to choose.
The poem was written with the same structure as our previous writing in term 1 “That Was Summer’ where we described our summer!