I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR MYSELF AND I HAVE A STRONG SENSE OF GRATITUDE for their generous gift - THE STATEMENT FROM THE HEART - an invitation to the Australian people from 'the First Nations Australians asking Australians to walk together to build a better future by establishing a First Nations Voice to Parliament enshrined in the constitution and the establishment of Makarrata Commission for the purpose of treaty making and truth telling. of ' the Uluru statement from the Heart 'https://ulurustatement.org/the-statement/
I would like to see the referendum asking the nation to vote 'YES' to a Voice to Parliament and that is why I wrote this poem.
River Spirit – Towards Recognition and The Australian Referendum for The Voice to Parliament.
THE GIFT IS THE RICH DEEP TIME KNOWLEDGE OF THIS LAND WE INHABIT
You hide rich dark secrets Burning and shining,
In the dense cool water,
You shimmer and shape shift,
Breaking and crashing
The juicy mirror
Connecting the songlines
With lore and creation stories.
Mysterious nymph,
Sweet winged creature
Ancient spirit of the river,
Out of the deep and cool,
Out of the muddy depths,
You rise,
You rise,
Eternal mythic being
Light the way and,
speak from the depths
of your sleepy ripples,
Ever radiating expanding
sustaining life
from the beginning of all knowing.
But, still the muddy waters
Cloud my ears blocking my eyes.
My fragile wisdom, too arrogant.
My reflection bright and clear,
My whiteness blinding,
Until I kneel beside you and,
look and listen deeply
To know my weak apology.
You show me how.
Ellen Michel.
4th Nov, 2019
