Indigenous Seasons Haikus

Birak
Boiling sun, hot ground
Bushfire, young running around
Hot wind, warm water.

Bunuru
Hottest time of year
Season of adolescence
Scorched red earth, warmth, sun.

Djeran
Flying ant season
Weather, starting to cool down
Banksias blooming.

Makuru
Sheets of rain hit us
The drought ends, flooding begins
Hunting Kangaroo.

Djilba
Weather transition
The season of conception
The flowers dancing.

Kambarang
The season of birth
Magpies protecting their nest
Starting to heat up.