Monday, January 4, 2021

On a Rainy Night in Dungeness


A shower curtain design by Chris Thaxter featuring a picture of Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage. I thought this would be a fitting image to accompany an excerpt from Jarman's diary, dated "Wednesday April 5th 1990":

"The rain fell through the small hours. Dreamt of soldiers: I was reluctant to wear the uniform. The handsomest I glimpsed high above me on the scaffolding around some marble ruin. Stopped, held my breath for his beauty. He slipped out of his uniform and, carefully folding it, placed it at the foot of my bed. A rush of cool air as he slid beneath the sheets. He dared not wake me as he knew I would disappear -- I was his dream." (50)

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