Strong, Capable and Creative
They want to save the valley
It’s written in their creed.
They want to save the valley
With its strong creative breed.
They want the people living there
Coping with their lot
To accommodate an influx
Of a totally different mob.
People who’ve read smart adverts
And admired rows of vines,
Sipped a chardonnay or claret
Deciding their new home
And the vines looked “Oh, so lovely!”
But they weren’t aware that tractors
Actually cultivate the vines.
And harvesters thrash endlessly
Through long hot summer nights
With a back-up team of trucks and tractors
And glaring white arc lights
Not to mention presses pressing
And augers churning in the night,
Pumping, churning, pressing fruit
To the tanks from vines.
They want to save the valley
With its strong creative breed,
But they’re hungry for suburbia
With its rates and fees on fees.
They will not be happy
Till the ‘eaves are wall-to-wall
And the gutters bucket acid rain
On the once rich valley floor.
The vines are watered daily
By a brand new shire truck
And the job is done by smoko
‘Cause the vines have been ripped up,
All in the name of progress
For those with no horses, vines or trucks.
👍 jt
John’s novel “The Ute” is now physical
> Available from Lulu.com in Paperback (pictured) for AU$24.99
> Now available at Lulu.com (Digital ePUB version) for AU$3.50
> Also available on iTunes and Barnes & Noble book stores.
> 1st edition of “The Ute” (34pp shorter) still available on Kindle (Kindle)
> For our US friends, A “ute” is a utility vehicle; a pickup truck.
| Paperback | Electronic | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 0.41kg | 0kg |
| Pages | 238pp | big writing 2000pp |
| Dimensions (cm) | 14.81 x 20.98 | 4 dimensional |
John's novel "The Ute" is now physical
◎ Available from Lulu.com in Paperback (pictured) for AU$24.99
◎ Now available at Lulu.com (Digital ePUB version) for AU$3.50
◎ Also available on iTunes and Barnes & Noble book stores.
◎ 1st edition of "The Ute" (34pp shorter) still available on Kindle (Kindle)
◎ For our US friends, A "ute" is a utility vehicle; a pickup truck.
| Paperback | Electronic | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 0.41kg | 0kg |
| Pages | 238pp | big writing 2000pp |
| Dimensions (cm) | 14.81 x 20.98 | 4 dimensional |
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