Safety Bay Road 16 km,
Down thrust beetles
radiant cream light spines
strung suspended festoons in
die light, above Kwinana Freeway's
Tattered Tuart fraying swathe
Against Indian Ocean sunset's dusty
ochre-russet grainy haze of
Stirling Ranges early spring fires
Whisk quickening expired ashen breath
to alien Baobabs.
Freesias obtusely gather
proffer onion spiced pleading,
offering amenity for acceptance
grasping conceited tolerance,
above darkening leaf litter scabs of
xenophobic taxa in hydrophobic soil,
invading assemblages of endemic precision
Kings Park plantings.
Argyle Adansonia, Gigi blessing
Swan-Canning confluence
Expanse to mouth in Leeuwin's lips,
'neath exposed hillside command,
Stand blooms 'to action,
Memorial plantings wend away.
Removed from range,
Bifurcated in vital course
Wounds attest journey,
Tentatively clench, then
Strategically colonise
Adapted and enlightened
Cold southern soil,
Resigned to unlikely outpost, in
Resiling aching truth of
Contemplated aeons;
Boab dynamically seethes,
fearless in longevity.
Danny Draper 9/9/2012
Very descriptive write, though my ability to pronounce some of these botanical wonders leaves me unable to recite this wonderful poem out loud. Brilliant as always Danny.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Hi danny, sometimes (well mostly actually) you are way too clever for me... this seems alien to me in some parts due to my lack of knowledge in some words, but when read loud it seems so powerful as if the boab has taken you over. i have only seen one once in kenya and it made me feel so small and the fact you all had to transfer one of such a grand age must of given you much realisation on your task and size. Even though i didnt totally understand the full concept of your write the language you used is undeniably beautiful and visual...tyvm karen