turbine 02

 
 
  
 
Turbine 02
Audio
Poetry
Gregory Dally
Emily Dobson
Cliff Fell
Janis Freegard
James Gardner
Chloe Gordon
Paula Harris
Chris House
Elizabeth Isichei
Andrew Johnston
Julie Leibrich
Anna Livesey
Robert McGonigal
Katherine Morice
Bridget Musters
Robin Naylor
Nic Newman
Naomi O'Connor
A. E. Rothman
Frances Samuel
Richard Smith
Catherine Vidler-Smith
Margaret Vos
Louise Wrightson
Fiction
Non-Fiction
  

Paula Harris

a life with a view

i woke up this morning
and decided i'm moving
to tuscany

i'm moving to tuscany
to own a vineyard
that stretches out as far
as the sunset
and to live in a villa
that sees all of this

i'm moving to tuscany
to make beautiful wines,
although i don't drink
myself,
that will be acclaimed
worldwide

i'm moving to tuscany
where I'll master the language
in a day,
at most,
after all
i do have some italian blood

i'm moving to tuscany
where each day
i'll walk to the farmers' market
holding a cane basket in the crook
of my arm
buying produce to supplement
my own gardens of vegetables
fruit and herbs

i'm moving to tuscany
to host dinner parties
that people will scramble
to be invited to,
indulging in delectable conversation
and food to match

i'm moving to tuscany
to meet beautiful mediterranean men
and to take them all
as lovers
one at a time
or in groups

i'm moving to tuscany
to eat crostini
for brunch each day
with prosciutto sliced too thick,
and i'll even learn to like
cannellini beans
once i'm in tuscany

 
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