This one is like the ancient civilization
beneath the fertile flood silt
Like a discovery in waiting
yet without waiting, without discovering
Attempting an unearthing to reclaim
yet this one is without gain
This one is the ancient civilization
and the fields of fertile flood silt
Image: Wadjemup aboriginal burial ground on Rottnest Island, Australia.
A plaque near the site reads:
Ni dji. Djinang kadadjiny. Boodja wirn warkiny. Ni.
(Listen for a moment. See and understand. The spirits of the land are speaking. Listen…)
Primitive Joe 