On this our anniversary I thought I'd post a poem I wrote for Janice when she was living at this address in Earlsfield, London in the 90s. It was turned into a song by our good friend Sam Hill who made it the title track of one of his eps and sang it as Janice was coming up the aisle at our wedding... He changed that address to Beyond the Masquerade... romantic waltz tune... lovely!
Where there's mist on the Lake
And painted African faces
Romantics in a field of poppies
And badgers in a thousand places
Smell the sweetest fragrances
Of flowers on the window sill
Homemade cooking in the kitchen
There's always more than your fill
In the midst of all these changes
Memories. time cannot erode
My heart discovered love right here
73a Penwith Road.
Where the arms of love are open
Heart wider than the sky
Touching those who need a touch
And never asking why
Hear the dance of laughter
See the radiant sunshine smile
If pounded by the weary world
Then sit down and rest a while
Feel the strength of gentleness
Come take your heavy load
I fly with freedom in my soul
73a Penwith Road.