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we draw from these sources (t) a e
ephemeral certainties c a
and lasting wonder f r c
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they rap on tin
staccato percussive consonants
bounce and blur into the singular sound
of an unstoppable mob
it
marks a journey
and draws conclusions
momentary mindfulness
meets geological time
our world writes stories
on cave walls
on canyons
we call them rainbow serpents
or naiads
or strata
our stories add to the patter
of tiny minds
so many join torrents of optimised cacophony
speaking the blunt thunder of flash flooding
in a cement watercourse. the speaking is not
dangerous, but the massive momentum. blind
singleminded descent. no room, no soft snaky
bends, billabongs
life for its own sake
sedentary sediment
sentiment even
savouring some aimless
dissipation
wending, waiting
standing still
absorbent
listening
we all make graven images
our feet sunk in clingy sod w t
carving a waterlogged likeness (e) r
of squidgy toe shapes with a
sinking heel and arch t c c
at every step o h i s
perhaps o o n t
we don't run o g r
the same course e s e
perhaps your feet d e o a
tread a coastline i u m
i think our tread t a r i
is similar anyway w n
lost happily o b i e g
in childlike u e n
sensations r s t s c
t e p o
l n a n
i p t t s
v a i t c
e t o e i
s h n \r/ o
u
slide descend s
transient distortion of light and surface n
glimmer and splash e
wriggling down a lifeline to our own quirky gravitas s
some days feel comfortable, sinuous, some are abrasive \s/
rip and and churn, waves dump and draw their own yarns
on the coast and its dwellers.
eventually pooling. running together
all our words, pictures, imaginings
are expressions of our
surface tension
the firm curve of a life
a pulse
sentience
the fluid dynamics of community
and ecology
of our path to our oneness
our desire to be
and not to be alone
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