Published in Overland Issue 208 Spring 2012 · Main Posts Picking Grapes Paula Green dawn starts up the sound of a tractor between my legs buckets to fill the grid of days marked out before us the boss a barrel living in fear of rain at the wrong time a lisp spraying poison across a row of pickers back for more insults? we snip the wind snip the sun hanging red liquid autumn crushing drops of light stored in bunches thigh to thigh with a man dark-skinned eyes moving along the rows touchy feely fingers creeping through the vines shadow hands reaching up the skirts of leaves then stripping them off flat on my back at smoko a rhythm in the pulse of the season rotting down wine-black the river pouring through the legend of vintage in a straight line Paula Green Paula Green lives on the East Gippsland coast writing songs and poems. More by Paula Green › 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 8 November 20248 November 2024 · Poetry Announcing the final results of the 2024 Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers Editorial Team After careful consideration, judges Karen Wyld and Eugenia Flynn have selected first place and two runners-up to form the final results of this year’s Nakata Brophy Prize! 4 October 202418 October 2024 · Main Posts Announcing the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers 2024 longlist Editorial Team Sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and supporters, the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, established in 2014 and now in its ninth year, recognises the talent of young Indigenous writers across Australia.
