Wollombi
By Berndt Sellheim
Published 1 January 2021
arriving sudden
down goanna tail curves
a stoneyard o shipwrecks
pearls n th trees
a chaingang o scarecorws
nourishing th sward
outdone by Sophie Jane.
Yengo to Wollombi
meeting o th waters.
Imagine, Uncle
th black silent feet
passing afore
th whiteblaze wind
th lake’s dull wax
th shining silver eyes
cattle n th rut
s iron turns t rust