This poem penned whilst camping near the Pebbles, quite an eerie and sacred place. Back in the dream-time was used as a meeting place for Aboriginal women and girls. The women were said to be very hairy.
The Pebbles (Kunjarra) By Kevin L Fairbrother The Pebbles a sacred site near Tennant Creek A mass of granite boulders spewed from beneath Surrounded by wind swept plains of red dirt A relative of Karlu Karlu/ The Devils Marbles … A place of eerie dreamtime long time past Aboriginal women and girls… Hairy Women Dancing in the twilight… The Munga Munga Sacred to Women, ritual rites, Mothering business … Sunrise and sunset a changing spectrum Of red and purple on the Pebbles boulders Intertwining beams filter and color the surrounds Creating an experience of dreamtime long ago … No place for men, their spirit excluded Only women and girls meet and greet at the Pebbles For hidden within the boulders the spirits of old Awake… eerie creepy moments that interrupt sleep … Visit and take away an experience of dreamtime The Pebbles transport you back in time Relive the vibrant Munga Munga dance When the sunset intermingles with the Pebbles
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