Matariki Poetry by us

Matariki Stars Bright like spotlights On the stage of the night They sparkle like costumes of the galaxy Stars Act as small, cold specks of light But their identity Is the dead opposite                       Stars live harsh lives Like everyone else They live They die… By OttBro

STARS Stars reflect their light on the shimmering water to win the battle of beauty between them and the moon Stars are broken pieces of solid gold that have been scattered into the night sky for the vibrant flame inside to burn individually Stars are cracks in the night sky leaking fragile light that cloaks the city in a cloud of comfort By CraMax

MATARIKI SEVEN STARS Matariki seven stars Matariki shining bright Complaining, “who is the brightest?” Festival of Matariki explodes to the stars As seven of them complain Rangi booms: “What is this argument about?” The seven sisters cry and make excuses. They shine like diamonds glittering in the sky Making the earth beautiful. Matariki, Maori New Year Celebrate Matariki and the earth Matariki seven stars Matariki shining bright Complaining, “who is the brightest?” By UchEst

Stars shine in the sky Like twinkle stars Sparkles in the sky They are the only light in space. Stars eat space That’s the only thing stars eat If there wasn’t anything to eat They would all be dead No more stars in the sky. At night They sparkle really bright Like light And twinkle really bright By KatVit

The seven stars shine above our heads Poking each other with their five sharp leads Clustered together listening to their mum! Sure wished they have some fun. Every year they make a form. As they rise at the break of dawn. By MasAli

As celebrations begin Seven shine Under the watchful eye Of Te Marama As many gather We get the old The new And the now. The wise The unknown The precious. The sound of crackling tin foil Gives me goose bumps As the smell of stuffing and kumara Rises into the dark night sky. Seven shine like diamond tiaras As crops grow Te Marama watches no more By Hetwes

STARS They sleep at day And they come at night. From far way You see them Little but actually They are big. Stars are shiny They live in space They’ve got a super big family In the sky. “We like to sparkle so people can see us” said mother star. By CarMar

Six sisters resting till dawn. “Wake” says the Mum “Now, it’s morn” Six stars dance  In the light Shining so pretty And shining so bright. “We’re tired” they groan “We’re sleepy” they moan Then off to bed all and slumber For a year or more. By HalHay

The Seven Sisters It’s night Te Ra is gone and rests. The seven stars of Matariki shine. Marama gazes at the sisters As they giggle away Te Marama amazes at their beauty The sisters dance in celebration of the Maori New Year The sisters shine birght like a diamond Marama cannot see any more Sun runs up The Sisters fade away. By TekPan

The stars shine up in the sky. They eat space, The glow every night. The disappear in daylight And…they shine up in night light. Every year in June, the 28th, the seven stars shine up And on daylight, they disappear. The seven stars shine up brighter Than the other stars because it is special. Every country celebrates seven stars in many different ways New Zealand celebrates seven stars in different ways Like eating, Time with your family and friends And dance, Also New Zealand calls the seven stars… Matariki. By CheAli

As night eats the day, The stars take place. Shining brightly like They rule the world Dawn rises, Matariki, Shines in a cluster. In their places they Beautifully shine. Day runs Quickly, stars begin to fade Will they shine tomorrow I don’t know… Will they? By KarMai

Matariki, Matariki You came out once a year. You shine, the crystal night sky. Stars in a crystal gold that is in the night sky. We eat hangi with our Whanau and friends to celebrate Matariki. By AliMoh

Matariki bouncing in sky Matariki saying “good night” Matariki Shining in moon light Matariki Playing under Ra, sleeping Matariki so very bright Matariki Playing in the moonlight By ReeMeg

Matariki They shimmer in the dark Like a diamond tiara Smiling down at us We watch, We gather, We smile, We enjoy. Love flows through the air When seven shimmer. We hug, More love Still more to come People celebrate Matariki In different ways by: Singing, Dancing And feasting on food. By EllAmy

Seven stars shining Dark blue They glow It looks like they blow From place to place. It looks like3D Bright, dark blue stars shining Seven, a constellation in the sky They look like they fly. By RanDeb

Seven Stars Twinkling above us Are seven stars Near the earth but Not near Mars The seven sisters Sparkling shine Waiting to be Seen in line They shimmer They glimmer They dimmer like polished celebrities Sitting in the moonless sky Glared at on the night of Matariki. By ChaReb

Seven stars stare at earth While we gather and celebrate. The feast flows As the seven stars shine The rain drips into the fire And the fire is out. We mend, We prepare. Te Marama watches no more. By AshNah

Seven Stars Seven stars twinkling above, Seven sisters being loved. At the breaking of dawn, the stars, they glitter but by the end of the dark night they get dimmer and dimmer Eating kai and having feasts Yummy vegetables, fruit and meat dancing, singing, having a ball At the end of the day “we are tired”, they yawn. Seven are happy up in the sky Watching their people, eating kai Seven are pretty, there in the night The sun will rise soon, Time to say their goodbyes. By ChrIva

Stars Full of light and power. They flutter across The black room Stars rotate Like a clock So slowly. They move Around So curiously. They whisper As they glow above People observe For days Months or even years With delight At the stars But wonder impossible facts. Stars explode In a supernova So big and bright In the sky So blue. A slow explosion Like its stuck in time Then We wait For the next star to shine. By CorBen

Seven glimmering under the moon We all shout: “Yay, they’re coming out soon” We shout, We play, We celebrate the old. We hear the crackle of opening tin foil, We see kumara that shines like the stars, We think, We see the precious. The feast flow across eight table. We start walking inside. The poor moon watches no more. By TipAle

MATARIKI POEM Matariki the seven stars. Matariki so very far. What’s it like up there? So very very far from here. Each shining bright as they can be So that everyone can see. So very very bright you see. Each trying to be the brightest, Trying to win the competition. Each as different as the next, Each trying to be the best. Matariki the seven stars. Each as different as the next. Each shining bright as they can be. Each trying to be the best. By WhiKat

MATARIKI POEM Beautiful blue stars are shining a gentle glow As the pitch black night tries to steal the light Little lights twinkle and say it’s Matariki Seven sisters whisper “hello world” As seven sisters have the spotlight Thousands of sparkles have lit up the night. By WebLet

Trillions and trillions Of eyes watching your every move, Sparkling when open, Vanishing when the enemy has risen, But only seven of them caught my eye. It all started when Tane Mahuta, Turned green with envy, Because someone else was more handsome. So Tane turned him into a star, But it didn’t change anything. The star shone brighter than any star. So Tane flew up to the heavens and broke the star into seven pieces and locked the seven stars up. But, once every year The stars brightness breaks the gate And shine once again And locks them up again. By ParKyl