Why Am I Lucky To Be A New Zealander

Memoir

Memoir Writing

The date was November 19 2010,It was just a normal ordinary warm Friday. Everyone woke up,had their breakfast,did the usual thing. Children went to school,Parents went to work. Everyone in the and around the Grey District had a normal day.But then out of nowhere,at 3:45 pm. We all heard a loud BOOM!!!

Then dead silence,but only for a few seconds. Then the sirens start going off. They all head towards the explosion. Nobody found out until later that the explosion was the Pike River Mine. There was a major gas leak and the mine exploded with the workers inside.

Pike River Mine was one of the last coal mines around the South Island. It was business for quite a few people too. It supplied the West Coast and other places around the South Island with coal. But that was until it came to that terrible day on Friday 19 November.

Only a couple of the workers got out and survived. But most of them died in the mine. The explosion affected the whole community. Everyone was shocked about the explosion and didn’t want to believe that it happened.

The mine has been sealed to this day with the workers still trapped inside. The owner of the mine sealed it with concrete. He doesn’t want it to open. There are many families fighting against his decision because they don’t want their family sealed in the mine.

What I learnt from all of this was that working in mines is never safe because anything can happen. Working in mines is a gamble with your life.

Portrait Poem

Portrait Poem

My hair is like long strings of brown cotton flowing down to my neck.

My eyes are like a security camera observing everything in sight.

My legs are like a giraffe standing amongst the tall green trees.

My brain is like a ticking time bomb ready to explode with thoughts and ideas.

My heart is like a big red cushion that wants to comfort people.

My feet are big like a clown with long red shoes.

My cheeks are red like a ripe apple straight from a tree.

My ears are like a Greater Wax Moth listening amazingly

Work your hardest and try your best.

Live every day to the fullest and smile.