Willa Outten passed away suddenly.

Sadly our dear whanaunga, friend and colleague Willa Outten passed away suddenly on 27 March 2020 at her home.

 

Willa

Willa Outten

Ohorere ana te wairua e te ruahine.

Te rangona kua wehe atu koe

E kore e taea te pēhea

Haere, e te rangatira

E rere Willa ki ngā whetu piataata, ko koe tēra

E rere Willa ki ō maunga whakahii, ki te pito o tō ao

Ki Nūhaka, okioki.

Ko koe te whakawhitinga mai o te rā,

Ko koe te anihau whakamenemene

E rere te manu, kore atatau, haere i tō haere

Kei konā o hoa mahi e tātari mai ana ki a koe.

E rere te hoa pūmau, te hoa pono

Te wahine hūmarie, manaaki, aroha

. Kei te tangi, kei te haku te ngakau

Aue taukuri e...

 

Do not stand at my grave and forever weep.

I am not there; I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn’s rain.

When you awaken in the morning’s hush

I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night

. Do not stand at my grave and forever cry.

I am not there. I did not die.