Small Hand
cast resin, paint, steel 5" long
found in a Kirkwall skip
There will be performances in the waiting room, and time
To jump over a skipping rope, and time to adjust
As though for a dancing class the ribbons in your hair.
This string quartet is the most natural thing in the world.
Fingers leave shadows on a violin, harmonics,
A blackbird fluttering between electrified fences.
from Ghetto - Michael Longley
