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These poems have their origin in the seven years the Marie Leonie Williams spent among the Walmajarri people of Western Australia. Unexpectedly, she discovered a deep association there with her own Celtic people and traditions; and a sense of connection with land, people and ancestry that provided joy, love, acceptance, celebration and the desire to reflect this new experience in poetry. She readily confesses that the poems 'sing from my soul!' The poems are presented not simply as a record of her time in the Great Sandy Desert but as an invitation to discover the spirit of the land and to rejoice in the familiarity available to all who are open to those promptings in the journey of life.

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These poems are suffused with the rhythm of passion, death and resurrection in the life of one who has contemplated her Christ and her people together as far as the eye can see out in that desert, and even beyond. - Fr Frank Brennan SJ AO Marie's poetic style shares a generosity, imagination, wisdom, and perspicuity. From insights beyond politics, bureaucracy, trepidation and fear emerges the crystal fragility of humanity. - Kerry Gordon RSM, OAM In the desert Marie felt the tender mercy of God and doing so she offered mercy to those around her - a circle of women, men and children. Marie learned from them; her spirit was opened by them; and from her, people were touched by God's mercy. Using the medium of verse, Marie reveals how this immersion was a blessing for her - a time of conversion and transformation when she lived in stunning beauty of an ancient land, in vast open spaces, in quiet and solitude. - Mary Lowcock RSM, Dip. T., B.A., M. Theol., MBA The values of inclusiveness and forgiveness are inherent within the verse, and we may now have a medium to introduce through poetry, the wisdom of these first people to a wider public. - Therese Duff, Dip. T., Dip. Art, B.A., B. Visual Arts Marie's poem 'Church Leader' came to my attention and it seemed to me to be a profoundly transformative moment for her. When shared with the staff on that day it again took me, and all of us, by surprise. It led to a conversation that was eye opening and full of wonder among us. Such is the power of poetry.- Margaret Trevethan, Dip. T., M. Theol., M. Conflict Resolution & Management, Grad. Dip. Christian Leadership I believe Marie's poetry will be a doorway offered to its readers into the unique life and spirituality of our Indigenous sisters and brothers. One that will help to take us another step beyond Sorry into understanding and relationship. - Elaine Smith RSJ, Dip. T., M.A.

"These poems are suffused with the rhythm of passion, death and resurrection in the life of one who has contemplated her Christ and her people together as far as the eye can see out in that desert, and even beyond. - Fr Frank Brennan SJ AO Marie's poetic style shares a generosity, imagination, wisdom, and perspicuity. From insights beyond politics, bureaucracy, trepidation and fear emerges the crystal fragility of humanity. - Kerry Gordon RSM, OAM In the desert Marie felt the tender mercy of God and doing so she offered mercy to those around her - a circle of women, men and children. Marie learned from them; her spirit was opened by them; and from her, people were touched by God's mercy. Using the medium of verse, Marie reveals how this immersion was a blessing for her - a time of conversion and transformation when she lived in stunning beauty of an ancient land, in vast open spaces, in quiet and solitude. - Mary Lowcock RSM, Dip. T., B.A., M. Theol., MBA The values of inclusiveness and forgiveness are inherent within the verse, and we may now have a medium to introduce through poetry, the wisdom of these first people to a wider public. - Thérèse Duff, Dip. T., Dip. Art, B.A., B. Visual Arts Marie's poem 'Church Leader' came to my attention and it seemed to me to be a profoundly transformative moment for her. When shared with the staff on that day it again took me, and all of us, by surprise. It led to a conversation that was eye opening and full of wonder among us. Such is the power of poetry.- Margaret Trevethan, Dip. T., M. Theol., M. Conflict Resolution & Management, Grad. Dip. Christian Leadership I believe Marie's poetry will be a doorway offered to its readers into the unique life and spirituality of our Indigenous sisters and brothers. One that will help to take us another step beyond ""Sorry"" into understanding and relationship. - Elaine Smith RSJ, Dip. T., M.A."

"These poems are suffused with the rhythm of passion, death and resurrection in the life of one who has contemplated her Christ and her people together as far as the eye can see out in that desert, and even beyond. - Fr Frank Brennan SJ AO Marie's poetic style shares a generosity, imagination, wisdom, and perspicuity. From insights beyond politics, bureaucracy, trepidation and fear emerges the crystal fragility of humanity. - Kerry Gordon RSM, OAM In the desert Marie felt the tender mercy of God and doing so she offered mercy to those around her - a circle of women, men and children. Marie learned from them; her spirit was opened by them; and from her, people were touched by God's mercy. Using the medium of verse, Marie reveals how this immersion was a blessing for her - a time of conversion and transformation when she lived in stunning beauty of an ancient land, in vast open spaces, in quiet and solitude. - Mary Lowcock RSM, Dip. T., B.A., M. Theol., MBA The values of inclusiveness and forgiveness are inherent within the verse, and we may now have a medium to introduce through poetry, the wisdom of these first people to a wider public. - Th�r�se Duff, Dip. T., Dip. Art, B.A., B. Visual Arts Marie's poem 'Church Leader' came to my attention and it seemed to me to be a profoundly transformative moment for her. When shared with the staff on that day it again took me, and all of us, by surprise. It led to a conversation that was eye opening and full of wonder among us. Such is the power of poetry.- Margaret Trevethan, Dip. T., M. Theol., M. Conflict Resolution & Management, Grad. Dip. Christian Leadership I believe Marie's poetry will be a doorway offered to its readers into the unique life and spirituality of our Indigenous sisters and brothers. One that will help to take us another step beyond ""Sorry"" into understanding and relationship. - Elaine Smith RSJ, Dip. T., M.A."

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Marie Leonie Williams is North Queensland born and bred and belongs to a Celtic Family - seven/eighths Irish and one/eighth Welsh! She has been a Sister of Mercy for 67 years, spending many years in the PNG bush areas of the Sepik, working in education for children and to adults; and in ministry in the Great Sandy Desert, closely collaborating with the Indigenous population in all things life-giving. Marie is a member of the Conference of Spiritual Directors Australia and currently ministers part-time at the Townsville House of Prayer.

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