London

The smells and the sights
The shapes and the lights
The ups and the downs
The paupers and the crowns

The straights, curves and narrows
The pigeons, crows and sparrows
The bells ringing loud
The crush of the crowd

The gives and the takes
The ponds and the lakes
The wildernesses green
The enclosures unseen
The homes and the houses
The live-ins, the spouses

The foods and the drink
The safety and the brink
The ebbs and the flows
The sucks and the blows

The hopes and the fears
The tragedies and tears
The life and the death
The first and last breath