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States of Poetry 2017 - ACT | 'Wiradjuri Country' by Kerry Reed-Gilbert

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States of Poetry ACT - Series Two

States of Poetry 2017 - ACT | 'Wiradjuri Country' by Kerry Reed-Gilbert

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States of Poetry ACT - Series Two

Wiradjuri country

1,000ks Wiradjuri country
Eagles, angels, sun bursts,
gum trees, geraniums
and a pocket full of poetry.
I travel my country,
my land,
my life,
my religion.

The bush calls me back
to the time of before.
Before tar and cement.
Brick walls and tin roofs.
To the time of Creation
where men were men
and honesty was Lore.

Wiradjuri country,
Spirit of the earth.
Red dirt, dignity.
Truth and justice.
Lores of the land.

The wind whispers
as it captures me
reaching deep into my soul
thousands of years
of memories enter my spirit
as they guide me through country.

Dignity and pride as I stand proud
before my Elders of long time past
I honour them with dignity and courage
as I walk upon my land.

I am Wiradjuri.

Kerry Reed-Gilbert

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