PROMPTUARIUM Prompt: I Remember
Andrew Wyeth
Harlequin
I remember
Alfreda’s house around the corner from where I lived
it was full of dusty people
and unmade beds
watery shadows
trapped in dirty windows
that looked out over a field
where a scarecrow had a blanket covered with
Chrysanthemums and the white Carnations
draped over it’s head.
The scarecrow in Alfreda’s field
waited for the birds to come back
but they never did.
It was a shame because
that scarecrow was very
hungry and the days in that field
never came
but the night always did and sometimes
I thought I saw the Scarecrow turn it’s head towards the house
and sometimes I thought I heard
all of the doors in Alfreda’s house
slam shut with rusty terrified screams.
I’ve always wondered what that would look like- I mean, I can see it in my head very clearly. I only write what I can see and not what I ‘think’ should be there. Sometimes that doesn’t always look good in prose but it’s messy if I try to fill in the gaps. Anyway, I’ve always wanted to see what something would look like on the screen.
Very neat. I do video and much of your work would script or storyboard wonderfully for film and video; the images and scenes are very clear and descriptive.