States of Poetry - Poems

'First Rough Draft' by Jules Leigh Koch | States of Poetry SA - Series Two

States of Poetry South Australia - Series Two

States of Poetry - Poems

'First Rough Draft' by Jules Leigh Koch | States of Poetry SA - Series Two

States of Poetry South Australia - Series Two

I walk through an industrial landscape
in the painful adolescent hours
before sunrise

above the sky has sobered up
but the high tensions wires
are still dripping
with conversations
long after rain has fallen

traffic lights turn
green
orange
red
city streets are wind blown
with electric light

underfoot
leaves have formed

the first rough draft
of autumn

Jules Leigh Koch

Jules Leigh Koch was born in Sydney and raised in Adelaide. He is the author of five poetry collections and has been a recipient of two South Australian Literature grants in 2008 and 2011. He has conducted poetry workshops in schools and colleges and at the South Australian Writers Centre. He has also worked as a mentor for emerging poets from Friendly Street Poets and the Richard Llewellyn Arts and Disability Trust. His professional life is spent working with children with special needs in educational settings.