This poem was written for WP5 who are looking at intermediaries, agents of the migration process. It is based on traditional folklore of the little bird (tsenzi) which ancient travellers relied on to escape deep forests when they were lost.

as travellers strive

from origin to destiny

there's a little bird

who sings the forest


in familiar landscape

or don't know the way

there's a little bird

who sings the forest


tired and hungry

worried and thirsty

there's a little bird

who sings the forest


as different truths

fight over her name

there's a little bird

who sings the forest


a medium

connecting to other worlds

there's a little bird

who sings the forest


from ancient times

travellers have known

there's a little bird

who sings the forest