Exceptional Initiation From boy to man Narwee and Jannali by Aussie Rhyming Poetry Contest contest entry

Narwee sat in the stream Washing himself with leaves of green Grandma taught him about the soap bush Native plants are all around growing lush Peeking around the gum tree, Jannali saw Narwee, heard Narwee singing native lore Growing up together, their love bound tight Knew today was initiation day for his light Light as a man he could understand life Be with the elders and take Jannali to wife Grandpa waited to body-paint the child away Narwee waited patiently, in tradition it lay Grandpa used a flint-stone, six cuts showed Narwee stood like a statue - blood flowed He came to the Bora Ring as a child; left as a man Jannali's eyes glistened, she saw the cuts ran Blood trickled down his chest, she rubbed healing Healing into his wounds, now she would be feeling His love for evermore, Narwee and Jannali were wed Picaninny girl was born to loving couple a year ahead. Recognized Author Notes Contest Entry for Rhyming Poem Narwee means Sun and Jannali means place of the moon. Tribal aborigines clean their teeth with charcoal from cold fire. They use leaves from the soap plant to wash daily. The bush is the natural medicine cupboard. Picaninny is a new-born baby.

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