Sun downs

~ Written on Dharawal Country with deep respect to the Dharawal People who always have and will care for the land, seas and skies.

this is the time

of lilly pillies

plumping into

(fullness)

Possum Skin Cloaks

on the mend

or perhaps being

worn for the first time

Again

an age of deciduous

home makers

Losing

\lea|ves/

and the last

flowers

from myrtle

A moment

of wattle

and whale

syncing

to mark the start of

m i g r a t i o n

and like the Old Ones

here I am

Healing

releasing

growing

and moving

fruiting a new path

on this Country

that is not mine

but who kindly

offers wisdoms

as trees

remind us

how our Scars

can be sacred

and the many ways

to lay down

deep

roots

to nourishment

beneath

even when the <<West Wind>>

*howls* and hauls

islands into o~c~e~a~n.

These wise ones

show how a crowded canopy

offers shade

but limits growth

of those below

knowing that

tall trees are

forged over

Grandfather

Sun Downs

and

seasons