by Chris Colderley
When you find a fossil
on Tambourine Mountain,
pick it up gently.
Wipe away the dust
and watch the ghosts dance.
Find a big boulder
under the sinking sun.
Open your hand.
Hold the relic to your ear;
listen to the ancient silence.
Sit together
for the rest of the day.
Remember that the shadows
once belonged to the elders
who made the first footsteps.
celebrating Judith Wright
from Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets
by Kwame Alexander with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth
illustrated by Ekua Holmes
2017, Candlewick Press
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