Published 13 October 202313 October 2023 · Poetry / Main Posts Post-ecopoetic poem Dominic Symes I stan this leaf I’m sweating from my knees in February each time I fall I vow to pick myself up & create a beautiful bouquet of weeds (poems) for you laying on my back in my lunchbreak instead of taking the day as unpaid leave the forecast said 34 but it’s surely less underneath this canopy pleasant & bucolic were it not for the car race complicating in the sonic foliage one day for rest one for partying one for personal admin that’s what we’re fighting for right leaf? apparently its good for anxiety sufferers to walk barefoot over rocks & all of a sudden I am living for the dry creek bed no one is talking about the weight of sky against cloud of the tree’s outline against cloud against sky I like staying at my sister’s house so I can indulge in crap tv & Arizona iced tea I’m enjoying my first cup of coffee for the day despite having had two already I guess it’s sort of meditative(?) sitting quietly in nature thinking: where are your friends tonight? it’s as if Elon Musk took over the hive & now all the bees are disappearing I love how nonbinary clouds are I am still long enough for my eyes to pixelate Image: Shawn Kenessey Dominic Symes Dominic Symes lives and writes quietly on unceded Wurundjeri country. His first collection of poetry, I Saw the Best Memes of My Generation (2022), is published by Recent Work Press. More by Dominic Symes › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays First published in Overland Issue 228 10 November 202311 November 2023 · Subscriberthon 2023 On the final day of Subscriberthon, Overland’s most important members get to have their say Editorial Team BORIS A quick guide to another year of Overland, from your trusty feline, Boris. I liked the ginger cat story, though it made my human cry. I liked the talking cat, too, but I’m definitely in the “not wasting my time learning to talk” camp. But reading is good. And writing is fun, though it’s been challenging […] 1 First published in Overland Issue 228 9 November 20239 November 2023 · Subscriberthon 2023 On the second-last day of Subscriberthon, Overland’s co-chief editor Evelyn Araluen speaks truth to power Editorial Team To my friends and comrades, I’m not sure if there’s language to communicate how this last month has utterly changed me. This time a few weeks ago the busyness and chaos of bricolage arts and academic labour had so efficiently distracted me from my anxiety about the upcoming referendum that I forgot to prepare myself for its inevitable conclusion.
