Nga Mata o te Ariki

STARS OUT: An astrophoto of the Matariki star cluster. Picture by Stephen Chadwick

Born of Tawhirimatea's rage

Flung into the heavens

To mark the pain of separation

Bound together by gravity

Nine beacons on the horizon

Signalling a time to

Reflect on the past

And look to the future

Matariki e!