JAGnięcy szept / AGNus whispers

Running on my sore feet again Chasing  illusions and pain With the river squirming to and fro Tracing insights by Leonardo Sometimes hammered, sometimes with a pure mind Feeling stone walls as if I was blind Can a city be ever-inviting At the same time be alien and biting? A great spider has crouched firm and proud On the watercourse, to the dome, bowed Poor Ophelia in her silent scream Will not last till the age of steam Running on my sore feet again Chasing  illusions and pain With the river squirming to and fro Tracing insights by Leonardo Round the city with the pubs so hoary They could make for a gallery Cunning Jack is still humming tunes Yet, they're smothered by the car fumes Waterloo sunsets, parks and gardens, cranes, sights Darkening figures in their old rites Jagged skyline will brush all mirages People burdened with their own collages Running on my sore feet again Chasing  illusions and pain With the river squirming to and fro Tr

(to my dog) When you came into my life You could walk only to the sides Smelled like milk that has gone off Soft like silk, with needle-like claws Now that you have grown so old Need my help so let me hold You when climbing up the stairs Wag your tail, be free from cares Wag, wag - they say you're a hooligan Wag, wag - and that you're not very smart Wag, wag - I'd say you're the sweetest thing Wag, wag - though not as quick as a dart (in the uptake) Though you teach us how to pass I don't want it, let it last Let us walk an endless stroll Make up for what long time stole Still a puppy in a fogey's flesh First day memories are always fresh When I sink deep in your eyes Your love's clear with no disguise Wag, wag - they say you're a hooligan Wag, wag - and that you're not very smart Wag, wag - I'd say you're the sweetest thing Wag, wag - though not as quick as a dart (in the uptake) And be my trouble be m