Cheered by the jungle and shipwreck
Of a one-legged Hollywood legend -
Walrus moustache,
A well-travelled rough-tweed jacket -
The yarn of adventurers, writers, old money -
A glimpse through an archway.
A glimpse through an archway.
What fool would ignore
The clues that lead to destiny?
The clues that lead to destiny?
A friendly blues-voiced regular
Who'd topped the bill at the Hundred Club
Tapping, from a soft blue pack, Gauloises;
Maybe I could be an exploited talent too -
Or failing that, a velvet essayist
Snoozing in a hat by humid seas.
The Seventies in Earls Court Road -
An amiable Interzone
An amiable Interzone
Where everyone is celebrating something -
Even if it's only the calming assurance
Even if it's only the calming assurance
Things won't go back the way they were.
Hookahs and pastries, dealers in doorways;
The favourable ambush
The favourable ambush
Of the sheltering pub.
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| The May moon rose over the black steep. |