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Artwork and words by Danielle Kionasina Dilys Thomson (she/her)

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Streets lined with coded colours

A subliminal call to replant yourself at the source

Hibiscus hues are covert beacons

Vivid checkpoints on a path to your ancestors

Breadcrumbs that adorn a speckled city full of concrete people who didn’t believe your Nana was royalty

Didn’t acknowledge the atua in their midst

Or the invisible shoulders they stood upon

Nana pointed your innocent gaze towards a trail of ants scurrying down into the sugar-dusted centre of le aute

You blinked and her petals did too

The wind waved to us

Nana reminded you to follow the people and places who feed you

And to always come bearing gifts

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