Questions for Walter De Maria
Was it sterilised
Is it dusty
The windows must never be opened
What does it smell of
How does it stay moist
Do art saboteurs throw seeds at it
dandelion lint sorrel bulblets*
Surely a spiderling has come in on a coat
or an ant on a shoulder
Worms fungi nematodes assorted microscopia
have such types not set up shop
Old Macdonald had some flats
was that the authors' response
carrots through the ceiling
crows in the corn amid cows on the fourth floor
the town in tomatoes in winter
How did that building not rot
and how have those floorboards stayed fresh
Is there a liner of glass
Are visitors decontaminated before entry
Why has it not gone stale
Simon Hall is a third person from South Caulfield, a suburb of Melbourne, and has seen poems published in the past in Australian magazines, Verandah, Meanjin, Westerly, Going Down Swinging, Cordite, Egg Poetry and Hutt.