Just outside the range of my eye,
The Rainbow Serpent slides through the grass.
Great snake from the firmament,
Has left its colours and stars in the air;
To touch ground and visit its mob.
A puff of dust in the desert inland red,
A trail of tracks along a sandy beach,
The rustle of leaves in a northern rain-forest,
Scuffles in gardens along city streets,
These are traces the Rainbow Serpent left.
Rainbow Serpent, great father force from sky
Attends the birth of its beloved children.
Rainbow Serpent bring peace and reconciliation
Help heal this land Australia for all its crew,
Longstanding and newcomer, old and young.
© Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer, 2017
The Rainbow Serpent is an Australian Aboriginal traditional symbol. (See http://www.aboriginalartonline.com/culture/rainbow.php)
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