London Time

A step in time I took one day On specters mist who led the way Down cobblestones and garden paths Armless statues guarding baths Armored beasts reflect the sun Gallant knights are all for one Hedge puzzles line the gardens fair Hide and Seek for those that dare Ladies clad in whale bone stays Surreys pulled by chestnut bays Sticky buns and honeyed mead Cards and races slate the greed Then on he led to shanty town Down rows of tenements falling down Sewage stench accosts the street Where doxies in the alleys meet Walking peddlers hawk their wares And homeless children, no one cares Disease spreads rampant through the town Renaissance Art, the churches frown Then through the mist he leads again Back to my time; my heart to pen.