| Knight of Water | | | | He waited until the dark cloaked him once moreand |
| He sashied across the dance floor, with drink in his | | | | he slipped out, eyes darting around. |
| hand | | | | Patience rewarded, he saw his target loom, unaware |
| To a pretty blonde over at the bar. | | | | of his presencein the covering gloom. |
| A ladies man, he liked the girls, saw himself as a | | | | Fast now, he ran across the road, his hand to the |
| 'Dapper Dan'. | | | | steel in his jacket. |
| She was just his type with curvy hip, caressed by | | | | He raced up and over and began to attack it. |
| satin and lace, | | | | The steel plunged in, no resistance was met and up |
| Hair all coiffed, her shoes neat kitten heels | | | | came the scent,heavy and cloying, his hands soiled, |
| andmake-up applied to her face. | | | | feeling slightly wet. |
| "Lovely filly, dance with me, let me show you the | | | | Breathing hard, he plunged the steel in ever deeper |
| floor" | | | | Eyes hard, mouth clenched, jaw line set. |
| "Ooooh, cheeky, I might, if you buy me a drink" | | | | Within his pocket lay a packet of seed, when full |
| His smile widened, she was his, for the nighthopefully | | | | grown the potatoeswould plenty of mouths fill |
| danced to his own bedroom door. | | | | He sprinkled the seed in and picked up his trowel, |
| She drank the drink bought and then said with a grin | | | | patting the earthback on the roundabout's hill. |
| "Dont mind another" and tickled him under the chin. | | | | Vegetables, fruit, stealthily grown in municipal places, |
| "You come here often, I've seen you in action, | | | | like parks, grass kerbs,yet never any traces of the |
| "You're my kinda guy, any chance of a gin?". | | | | guerilla gardeners whoworked in the dead of night, |
| They danced and they drank like there was no | | | | planting, growing food for freefor the city to eat and |
| tomorrow | | | | enjoy, grown by the nameless with no faces. |
| And in sharing their loneliness they drowned their | | | | The Knight of Air. |
| sorrow. | | | | With eyes as cold as a Siberian night, |
| You see, it takes one to know one and there lies the | | | | She stood implacable, for she knew what she did |
| trick, for | | | | was right. |
| With both aged over seventy, time passes quick. | | | | Her mind, razor sharp, was focused and clear |
| Knight of Earth | | | | Her tongue, ready to speak, was as sharp like a |
| He slipped out in the dead of night, with soft footfall, | | | | spear. |
| carrying no light | | | | She had read the briefs, it was all understood |
| Glancing furtively to left and right, he hugged the | | | | And she knew what to do, how to make it good. |
| shadows close and tight. | | | | Her eyes fixed clearly upon those stood in front |
| The tools of his trade were packed inside the jacket, | | | | They knew they were caught, like quarry in a hunt. |
| grey steel, sharpbut worth it, they had cost him a | | | | And then she spoke, loudly, firmly, clear, |
| packet. | | | | Knowing that those gathered couldn't fail to hear. |
| The job was sweet, plans had been made, with the | | | | "If there is any impediment to this marriage declare it |
| route chosenand cased, he knew the streets, noted | | | | nowand if not, then take your marital vow". |
| each stone and brick. | | | | " I know declare you man and wife and mayyou |
| A patrol car, on its night watch cruised by, the | | | | both have a long and happy life". |
| headlights missed him, | | | | Her eyes grew soft as a summer's day,and she |
| He pressed against the wall, stomach clenched, | | | | smiled at the sweet pair on their wedding day. |
| feeling sick. | | | | Love so tender, gentle and loving at the start |
| The moon peaked out from behind a cloud, a silver | | | | Cannot fail to lift and gladden the heart. |
| beam, clear and brightstrafed the ground. | | | | |