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Jon Lort Nelson - Gower Street Penguins

from Songs for World Book Day by Various FAWM artists

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A song about a book shop, a collection of Penguins, and a library that moved away. It's not about a zoo.

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Walked down Gower Street to see the Penguins
Dressed in colours, orange and green and blue,
Holding out the hope of hidden treasures
Like Sutton Hoo.

Walked down Gower Street to breathe the morning,
Stopped into the Square where time is still,
All the tulips listening to Gandhi
Like tulips will.

And the Reading Room is closed to readers
No ethereal dome to draw the eye.
Tourists ask the way to Tutankhamen
But not the why.

Walked down Gower Street to hear the Penguins
Whispering a tongue we all once knew
I should take them home and give them shelter
Like old men do.

(Mando break)

Walked down Gower Street and felt the city
There beyond the trees and underground.
Here among the Penguins and the tulips
I will be found.

And the Reading Room has no more readers,
Nothing but a locked and silent door.
Tourists buy Rosetta Stones on postcards
Who are they for?

And the Reading Room has closed to readers,
No blue desk to rest my book upon,
Tourists drink espresso in the Courtyard
And time moves on.
And time moves on.

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from Songs for World Book Day, released April 21, 2021
@2021 E J Blomberg & J L Nelson

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FabFourteen is a site for FAWM compilations. FAWM org (February Album Writing Month) is a songwriters' community that meets annually for the challenge of writing 14 songs in 28 days.

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