big warajam splash

By Rilya

Published 1 December 2025

River
guhng
Run
Through
The
Country
Where
it
meets
dumgan
salt
flowing
through
channels
Swift
gently
end
weave
through
together
salty
sand

between
life
big
Warajam
splash
I
swim
play
Dive
through
currents
slow
patient
breeze
flows
tumbles
and
carries
heavy
sand
stirring
Pretty

Ancient
Ancestors
Gundul
Guide
Waterways
Country
Red dirt
Desert
Treetops
Flows

_{To honour the integrity of First Nations voices, poems have been reproduced as close as possible to their original text, with light editing for clarity.}