Rustum Kozain
1. The grape picker
Her calves hard as stumps
of vine
an old woman heaves a
basket
like a hump to her back
and hacks
a pearl of phlegm from
her throat.
Daybreak. She yearns to
taste
that warm and sweet
sulphuric wine
and dreams of empty rows
of vine:
one tot for each tenth
load of grapes.
