Group fire poem
By Reiby students
Published 19 July 2021
Bimbali winha birrabang wuruwin dyiraany dhi gibirbang wayan balungin waangandarra bundarra birrang wuruwin murruwa
(fire burning outside through mountain, my people lost dying, tormenting cloud smoke through wind)
Staring into the bright orange and yellow flame the mellow smell of the smoke drowns the sorrow away. The sensation of the smoke heightens my senses as my spirit within me dances, the cleansing of my soul.
Sending the negative energy down a hole
the stars looking down forcing all
evil to drown
The love of my ancestors
healing scars and sins within.