Photo: Elachbutting Rock, one of Western Australia’s waved rocks, and typically showing the effect of water and air on the minerals in the rock. The rocks are crucial to flora and fauna, filtering and directing, and holding water. The indigenous relied on them as a source of water, and most of the granite and sandstone outcrops form part of the extensive Song Lines.
Life-Giver
In a dry wilderness land
where wind whips sand
and helios mercilessly
desiccates all life,
you form and poise
almost reaching that peak,
yet never crashing to foam
holding the space as
serpentine life-giver
oasis of hope
sentinel of Eden
in this dry ocean.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
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Beautiful!
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Thank you Heather.
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You are welcome.
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So profound and thought provoking poem Paul..
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Very much appreciate your kind thoughts, so thrilled by your response.
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Love it, Paul! Hope you have a beautiful weekend, and enjoy it! Best wishes, Michael
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Hope you enjoyed yours, and thank you.
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😀
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Beautiful photo and poem.
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Thank you Cheryl 🙂
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Lovely poem and brilliant photo😊
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Thank you very much, the photo is one of my faves, it comes from a special place for me.
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This is beautiful poetry
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Thank you for sharing those encouraging words.
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I’ll never look at a ‘wave rock’ the same way again. “… you form and poise, almost reaching that peak, yet never crashing to foam …” exquisite! The picture, too.
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They are so amazing aren’t they – thank you for the lovely compliment too.
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They are amazing. You’re welcome, Paul.
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love the poem that is so full of life and your additional information is precious
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Many thanks for that Gina
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Great piece of information you shared, Paul. Lovely poem.
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Thank you Winnie, very kind.
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My pleasure, Paul.
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Beautiful image and poem, Paul.
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Many thanks for that Janet.
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yes we have so much to learn from our First Nation people … they survived 60,000 years in places we see as barren … nice nod for NAIDOC 🙂
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We do owe them so much, thank you for noticing.
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it’s a passion …
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😉
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Wow beautiful words evoking so well this landscape
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Thank you, our special places
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