Jules Leigh Koch
'First Rough Draft' by Jules Leigh Koch | States of Poetry SA - 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 hav ...
'Monastery' by Jules Leigh Koch | States of Poetry SA - Series Two
the early morning sky
has bled out all over
the snug tiled roofs
and tranquillised gardens
of a Buddhist monastery
the air is a medley
with yellow and orange
shavings of sunlight
in the dormitory’s courtyard
well-bred leaves
are falling like penances
stone buildings stand mute
with only a monologue of prayer bells
so ...
'Midwinter Sketch' by Jules Leigh Koch | States of Poetry SA - Series Two
1.
the barbed-wire sounds
of crows
has fetched out the sun
from behind
the ridge
daybreak
has saddles up
the sky
2.
along the river
the mist is chain
smoking
otherwise the only
bright moments
are the small hoof prints
of sunlight
treading
over paddocks
3.
a river
untethered ...
'Say Cheese' by Jules Leigh Koch | States of Poetry SA - Series Two
Friesian cows are leaning
over the fence
their eyes are an intense study
of nothing
a bus load of Japanese tourists
stop
the cows take black and white
snap shots of them
'Eulogy' by Jules Leigh Koch | States of Poetry SA - Series Two
When a
child
dies
A cross
is made
in woodwork
Angels
are drawn
in the art room
The school flag
is hoisted
to half mast
In the assembly hall
vases of lilies
are placed
At recess
the children sit together
a little tighter
The playground
swing has
a minute’s silence
About Jules Leigh Koch | States of Poetry SA - Series Two
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 ...