Nau mai ko te rā
Ka tū te awarua i te wehenga nei
Ko te mata o tuarangi, he mutunga kore
Ka tū te wā i te iringa o Kōpū
Mahana ai te whenua i te hahana
Puta ai he kano i ōna pūhihi
Nā te ātārangi ko te auaha
Tērā he kakara kei te kohu whakaroau
Rangona ana te hau i te miringa i ngā tipu
Ka mārama te wā, ka mārama te tuarangi i ngā oro tangi ata
Ka hono tō mauri ki te putanga haeretanga o ngā mea katoa
Kua kapohia ngā tini raumaharatanga
Rangaranga ana ngā rongo i tērā e mōhiotia ana
Ka wero te ohonga i te māramatanga
Piki, heke. Waihanga ai te taiao i tōna ao hou
Whakairotia ai ngā mātauranga nō roto i te whenua
Ka āta nanao atu te ao tangata, he tohu puta noa
He tohu nui, he tiramaka nō mua tata atu
He whatu pūmahara ki anamata
Ka kitea te pitomata o Papatūānuku
Mapu kau ana te hā o Papatūānuku
Haumiri ana a Hinemoana i te ara tukutuku
Kua takoto te ara i a Tamanuiterā
Ka kōwhiti anō a Meremere-tū-ahiahi
He huringa hou ka whai i ngā oro maruahiahi
Mā te pō tō tātou pitomata e whakawhanake
Te Huringa
The sun rises
In this moment of separation, a threshold forms
Space reveals itself and is borderless
Time stands still, symbolised by the suspension of Venus above
Heat warms the land
Its rays form colour
The shadows create form
The motionless mist carries a sweet scent
The breeze rustles through the flora, becoming audible
The dawn chorus sounds giving semblance to space and time
Your essence tunes into the unfurling materiality
Thoughts of the past are present
Senses interplay with what is known
Consciousness challenges what is understood
Nature shapes a new reality with each rise and fall
Experience is carved from within the land
Humanity passively engages, surrounded by signs
Portents of the imminent past
Memories of the distant future
Earth expresses its potential
The earth draws one last breath
The ocean caresses the shoreline
A definitive path is set by the sun
Venus appears once more
The evening song heralds another rotation
Darkness recalibrates our collective potential
The Turning
