Published in Overland Issue 211 Winter 2013 · Uncategorized Watching the players Cameron Lowe The men talking on the porch in the pool of light. Things they have said, things that reach out to wealth, to greed – Beyond, the night clings to a yellow moon. It is the kind of talk that folds over itself, rising to mere noise – In the darkness leaves touch and part, lights of cars pass. And in the blur of words, the way those hands move is a thing to watch – It is a thing to hear the leaves shift in the night, to believe in that yellow moon. Cameron Lowe Cameron Lowe lives in Geelong. Circle Work, his second book-length collection of poetry, was published by Puncher & Wattmann in 2013. More by Cameron Lowe › 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 7 March 20257 March 2025 · Poetry 3 songs for Charles Darwin John Forbes begins with languor, / the past tense of caress / which, besides flies & heat haze / post stress, / the intense air supplies — no ostrich feather fans / or punkahs needed — just to be at rest. 5 March 20255 March 2025 · Human rights Showing what really matters to us: on Australia’s continuing failure to honour the UN Convention Against Torture Monique Hurley and Andreea Lachsz So why have there been no — or only limited — moves to implement the bare minimum obligations pursuant to the OPCAT? The answer appears to be a lack of political will and a dangerous disregard for the lives of people detained behind bars.