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Birds flying by the sky

By Billy

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Published 14 October 2026

Child's drawing of a whale with a poem inside it.




This illustration was hand-drawn by a First Nations student/Custodian and manually digitised by The Poetry Company staff. 

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Baraya Barray - Whale Song

Project

Baraya Barray Whale Song – Gadigal Workshops

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  • Billy

    Ultimo Public School
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Ngurambang yali – Country speaks
~ Jeanine Leane

It’s been too long since I sat on granite in my
Country and thought

Too many years since I breathed this air—
Bunyi-ng—ganha
Felt this dirt—Ngamanhi Dhaagun
Smelt this dust—Budha—nhi Bunan

Listened for the sounds of her words that say
‘Balandha—dhuraay Bumal-ayi-nya Wumbay
abuny (yaboing)’—History does not have the
first claim. Nor the last word.
Nghindhi yarra dhalanbul ngiyanhi gin gu 
‘You can speak us now!’

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