"Destined Minds"

my rivers and the billabongs
and the wetlands too
great the mysterious wanderings
of those visiting Kakadu

I am the living landscape
made by the creators hand
as all declare my beauty
in the greatness of Arnehm land

the pourous sandstone
that filters to the bottom of the ravine
where animals and plants flourish
if you spend the day are seen

you will understand the owners
if you respect you will feel the land
you will love as much as these people
for they too were made by the masters hand

my warm waters of Mataranka
the indulgent thermal pool
my sandstone shapes in the Lost City
and that which saved a wandering fool

enjoy my sandstone canyon walls
my land and the culture as all become entwined
and know you have honored me greatly
if only your footprints are left behind

Maree Long
(c) Maree Long May 2010

Dedicated the beauty of Australias heartland and Ernest Giles