A brilliant collaboration of words and music between tanka artist Kathy Kituai and composer/musician Nitya Bernard Parker. Kituai says of tanka: 'Originating 1300 years ago in Japan, tanka has traversed centuries offering spirituality and healing. This ancient five line form invites us to pause and sit with ‘what is’, be that the splendour of a glory vine, a wombat on a country road, rosellas full flight or the pain of love, loss and longing and to go beyond the reach of the ordinary moment and heal.' And Nitya says of his music: My endeavour in creating the music was to give expression to a full range of emotions, and, in so doing, connect with our deepest spiritual self. Even aversive emotions can be experienced with dignity and compassion, as guiding us towards divinity. This is the principle that permeates the ragas of classical Hindustani music. Adapting this music to flow with Tanka has been wonderful, extraordinary, and indeed humbling.