Jeffree Skewes - Shinny

In a dream
the veil drew back
uncovering the land
larrikins lament
before what happened

This cove they described
the most beautiful
ever seen
topped with a stream treed
freshwater and sandstone

the harbour an ancient secrete
in between turquoise
cerulean and ultramarine or
Whiteley even depicted
it orange

one tiny picnic beach
is all that remains
Bennalong's and Barangaroo's
ancient stories songs and dances
are imagined now at night on her sails

the shinny tall built progress
who knows might last
all we know is that our brinny
swells twice daily
she never goes



image: Sydney Cove / pencil, watercolour. journal paper JMS