Pharmacopoeia by Derek Jarman

Author:Derek Jarman [Jarman, Derek]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781473593305
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2022-03-03T06:00:00+00:00

Who has not gazed in wonder at the snaky shimmer of petrol patterns on a puddle, thrown a stone into them and watched the colours emerge out of the ripples, or marvelled at the bright rainbow arcing momentarily in a burst of sunlight against the dark storm clouds?

The rainbow that was the covenant to Noah after the great deluge.

The strutting peacock with its acid cry, opening its tail. Shot silver and velvet, changing colour before our eyes.

The iridescent opal and moonstone, cool and mysterious, and the mother of pearl shell. Lustrous with colours, we all blew soap bubbles with rainbows into a sunny sky, which burst and disappeared as they sailed away.

Iridescence brings back childhood, shifting like a kaleidoscope.

The sad eyed chameleon

volcano grey

sits on his rock

on a thundery day

grey is his coat

and grey is his heart

grey-eyed chameleon

in deep grey thought.

A rainbow appeared

in a sudden squall

and big fat rain drops

started to fall.

‘Oh rainbow colour

please wash away

the grey in my life

the grey of the day.’

Squall heard this wish

and there and then

blew him away

to the rainbow’s end

where on the ground

lay a lustrous shell

rainbow bright

Mother of Pearl.

Opaline pearl

moonstone bright

petrol on puddles

and shimmering bubbles

Mother of Pearl is my delight.

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