Under eaves of grey slate stone
I have lived here all alone
Hedera helix climbs the wall
Waiting for the ink to fall
Click the key and feel the beat
Looking down on every street
Iron Ivy, black and gold
Stories that are never told
Ribbons of a rusted spring
Hear the metal hammers ring
Scent of loam and potting clay
Watching Paris drift away
Syllables like seeds I sow
Watching all the letters grow
Paper white as winter lime
Keeping pace with ticking time
Click the key and feel the beat
Looking down on every street
Iron Ivy, black and gold
Stories that are never told
Rooted in a terrace pot
Everything I once forgot
High above the zinc roof glow
Fast as wind but feeling slow
Latin names for every leaf
Writing out a quiet grief
Ink is thick like forest peat
Tapping rhythms to the beat
Click the key and feel the beat
Looking down on every street
Iron Ivy, black and gold
Stories that are never told
Iron Ivy, black and gold
Let the final page unfold