I’D HEARD
ABOUT
THE GREEN
SCREEN,
THE HOTEST
TOPIC
OF THE MOVIE
QUEENS,
THE BEST OF
SCIENCE
IN THE ARTS
AND TELEVISION
AND MOTOR
CARTS,
IT’S SOMETHING
LIKE A MAGIC
TOUCH
BUT PAINTED
ON THE WALL,
OR MAYBE
JUST
A CURTAIN
ROD
HOLDING
THE
GREEN
FABRIC,
SLIDING
AROUND
TO CUT
AND BOUND
AND CHANGE
THE VISUAL
MAGIC,
FOR
ANYTHING
YOU PUT
ON THERE
LANDS
FIRST
FROM THE
CAMERA,
AND ALL
YOU DO
IS SWOON
AND WOO,
IN FAULTY
LITTLE
STAMMERS,
ITS DOESN’T
MATTER
HOW IT COMES
WHAT COUNTS
ARE THE RESULTS,
AND THERE
YOU ARE
A SHINING STAR
AMONGST
THE COOLEST
CULTS,

TODAY I TOOK
THE VESSEL IN,
A SHOT FROM
NEW YORK CITY
TAKEN BY
A MASTERFUL
MAN
WITH TALENT
AND GREAT PITY,
HE SHOOTS
THE POOR,
HE SHOOTS
THE RICH,
HE SHOOTS
THE FANCY
MANHATTEN
BITCH,
AND SLIDES
BEHIND THE
FINE
HIGH LINE
TO CATCH
A SIMPLE
TWITCH,
AND SO
TODAY
I WENT TO
PLAY
AND TRY
OUT MY
NEW SET,
THE TV GEAR
WAS REALLY
CLEAR
AND WE
HAD QUITE
A BET,
WRANGLING
LIGHTS
AND WICKER
CHAIRS,
LAUGHING
AT THE SILLY
STARES
OF PEOPLE
WALKING THROUGH,
FOR TELEVISION
IS JUST
DECISION
CAST FROM LIVING
CAMERAS,
YOU SMILE
YOU TALK
YOU DO
THE WALK,
AND LAUGH
ALONG
THE WAY,
WAITING
FOR THE
GREAT REWARD,
THE CUTTING
SWORD
OF MAGIC,
I FIND MY
LOVE
IN THE
MONITOR
SAYING
BACK TO YOU,
COME AND
WATCH ME
SHINE MY
LIGHT,
FOR AN
HOUR
OR TWO!

©JW WINSLOW 11/1/19