after Apollinaire
However much you dolphins play,
the tide’s still bitter every day.
I too can act the happy fool.
The fact remains that life is cruel.
Links:
[1] https://www.ablemuse.com/v7/poetry/robert-west/convalescent?s=413992b922b2a775d364fea8a8ce4c35
[2] https://www.ablemuse.com/v7/poetry/robert-west/knight?s=413992b922b2a775d364fea8a8ce4c35