Songlines
written by: Lisa Mary Armstrong
@earlgrey79_lisa
They dreamt rivers into existence
Knowing that the moon would soon
Follow with its pale heart
Its reflection catching fire
Luminescent in a mirror
Of still waters
Tracing ancient songlines
Their soulful melodies
Passing over landscapes:
Crisscrossing seas and oceans
Moving through cities and suburbs
Ever evolving,
Yet timeless
Only those who have memorised
The eternal song
Know their destination
A rite of passage passed down
Generations, while ancestral spirits awaken
beckoning them
To return to where
They first begun
To where the songlines
were sung.
Lisa Mary Armstrong
Lisa Mary Armstrong is a Scottish poet. She lives with her children in South Lanarkshire and is a researcher and writer who teaches law and criminology. In her free time, she likes reading, playing the piano and gardening.
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