Published in Overland Issue 236 Spring 2019 · Teaser AUSTRALIA POSTAGE TWO POUNDS Dave Drayton AUSTRALIA POSTAGE TWO POUNDS AUSTRALIA AGE D A TR U S T E D G UN PO I N T W A T E R S P I L T O R PO U R E D O N W E A PO N S A ND TR E E S A N E W E RA P L A N T E D A N O L D O N E U P R O O T E D AUSTRALIA POSTAGE TWO POUNDS australia aged at rusted gunpoint water spilt or poured on weapons & trees a new era planted – an old one uprooted Read the rest of Overland 236 If you liked this poem, buy the issue Or subscribe and receive four brilliant issues for a year Dave Drayton Dave Drayton is a poet, writer and Overland poetry reader He is a founding member of the Atterton Academy, Kanganoulipian, and the author of E, UIO, A: a feghoot (Container), P(oe)Ms (Rabbit), A Pet Per Ably-Faced Kid (Stale Objects dePress) and Haiturograms(Stale Objects dePress). Find him on Overland and Twitter. More by Dave Drayton › 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