39.

In David’s palace,
after he orders
Uriah to death,
he crushes a millipede.
Here the legs
are seen from above,
splayed out
like trees in an
avalanche path.


40.

The ideal
orchestra
is all
bassoons.
Two rows
of bassoons.
A pile of bruised
instrument cases
in the background
like hastily 
thrown clothes 
of new lovers.

Peter Waldor | Mudlark No. 36
Contents | Leg Paint 41/42