katherine stores checkout
methylated spirits thanks
no brown paper bag

fresh river water
sucked through my hair so sweetly
tasting my essence

sunday morning feast
like orange bursts of sunshine
dried mango from home

born in the build up
and she is still on the rise
a katherine girls life

the river flows on
far from my current country
still i ride in streams

luscious lips pouting
a great hair catching practice
of the race day babe

those katherine races
many a heart won and lost
reckless racing end

oh those early days
milk and cream came in tins
lifes ingredients

continual scratching
interacting with nature
i notice the tick

sandals and long socks
like alien beings fair
germans blow through town

mainstreet of katherine
landcruisers are competing
on size of bull bars

river rats long gone
heady days meatworker lives
stories morphed to myth

lifting leaves and sticks
willy willy circle spins
careless resting space

wisps of smoke on wind
good intentions arising
indigenous way