The following poem is a compilation of excerpts from Lesley’s
Extraordinary Eight’s KiMeana poems
Note: LE8s for short, a group of students Lesley is doing some work with.... and.... a self-styled name.
Thanks to Thushar, Madi, Jasmine, Ryan H, Caitlin, Emma L and Karina for the great work they did on their poems
I am from....We are from
I am from sleek and stylish technology lifestyles
I am from bush walks, finding the patch of sun, staring up
at the trees as tall as the sky tower
I am from blossoms as red as blood, hanging on bright green
leaves
I am from exploring and adventuring; more places to discover
I am from a lamp set ablaze each day, accompanied
by the “ting-ting-ting” of a bronze bell and the family murmuring prayers – a calming
duo
I am from hours of formulas and geometry; my head filled and
packed – a nuclear space
I am from birthday parties with cakes as sweet as summer
strawberries, black and red shiny guitars and awesome music
I am from tall grass and flax, bending in the slow drifty
breeze. From tennis, vortexes and quoits that fly through the air like the wind
I am from leprechauns hiding in potato fields and massive
pots of gold
I am from the salty water splashing over my face on the fast
and furious jetski
We are from technology, angry weather, bushwalks, murmured
prayers, hours of geometry, birthday parties, tall grasses and flaxes, leprechauns,
salty water, tennis and vortexes
We are from hundreds and thousands.... everyone of us unique