Published in Overland Issue 229 Summer 2017 · Uncategorized Clean surfaces Nicholas Powell In ‘learn’ mode, stepping back through equations, cut grass, considerable geraniums just to get to where the circles meet. Obeying the plates, the quick current’s rolling-pin deposits us far from the flag. The grump lugs it back from the swamp. A flashing display indicates that the limits of his mob device have been violated. The point at which you enter and we rub together our ‘big pictures’ exceeding his or her weekly goals remains fuel for the mouthful reporting from the scene, a populist sleuth. You’d like to know the slope, keep count of each clear memory and advance after re-entering the value; that’s the shrewd driver in you, counting the corroded days. Our formula: float on top of a weird award. Airing the room lifts a grey layer from an ashtray; immaterial under the curve of some of what you’ve seen from the store to which you’re assigned. Read the rest of Overland 229 If you enjoyed this poem, buy the issue Or subscribe and receive four outstanding issues for a year Nicholas Powell Nicholas Powell is an Australian poet and the author of Water Mirrors (UQP). His second collection, Trap Landscape, is forthcoming. He has lived in Finland since 2012. More by Nicholas Powell › 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 26 July 202426 July 2024 · Poetry Song of despair πO A new poem by πO 24 July 202424 July 2024 · pop culture Swamp monster of the rock’n’roll de/generation Rock Chugg In the 1980s, a horrible time was had by all. Yet the assorted Australian talent for making the best of a bad thing, gave us the most important and characteristic popular music genre, locals have (n)ever known.