With all of the amazing things you can see in the sea, I’ve been incredibly lucky to have watched the many whales entertaining us all with flips, flops and spectacular breaches, as they slowly make their way along the coast in the past few weeks. So I thought I would ask you – what do you see in the sea? It is also NAIDOC week, so please send in any poetry relating to this special time celebrating the culture, history and achievements of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Send your poems to ozchildrenspoetry@gmail.com and attach it as a word doc or write it in the body of your email.

Here is my acrostic contribution.

WHALE – BERABAKAAN (Awabakal language)

W Wild and wonderful, majestic and gentle creatures.

H Humpbacks languidly and unhurried, make their way north.

A Agile and acrobatic, they flip flukes and splash pectorals,

L Leaping towards the sky as if to say, ‘Here I am!’

E Echoing their songs beneath the waves.