Pearl (January)

Janet Campbell, lover of colours, Journal 55, 27 January 1993: “Melati. I wrote all of these [letters]… at Coconuts - served pineapple juice by fine Ayu just as Tarini – both in classic temple-gilded garb – serves me my banana juice… Collect mail find this pearler from Mr. Corbet who gives me food for thought in transcribing songs I’ll love + well he knows it… Couldn’t play a tune to mine though I betcha… I’ll return, later, empathy from afar to him, Lyrical Lord… It rains now + has teemed, bucketed, for my birthday + I’ve walked, paddled, done yoga in it…”