Wrapped in rags
on the sidewalk
in North Beach
sleeping through
the elements
piercing blue eyes
in a weather-burned face
with a voice like
a resonance from a barrel
of finest silk.
It’s you I bend
to listen to
those sparks released
like wild birds
so simply complex
so dazzling in their flight
from your palate.
Whichever way
you turn your story
from whatever throne
you’ve climbed
we’re on our knees
at your twinkle of command
as you advise young girls
how to spell Nietzsche.
Homeless dancer
with all the trappings
of light and wind
spinning a universe
from a paving-stone
of sheer genius.
Vocals: Agneta Falk
Musicians: Filippo Gambetta (diatonic accordion), Claudio De Angelis (acoustic guitar).
(Napolipoesia nel Parco, 2005).
