Witness

I witness time

deep time

layers upon layers

mud,

sand,

lime,

conglomerates of rounded pebbles

iron bands

fractures

pressure

uplift

erosion.

Profound scars

torrential rivers

moving sands and rocks down to the valley

creating bends and elbows

impermanent waterholes

I witness

millions of years passing

Purnulunu - May 2022