There was a Mermaid - Mr.Punch

"There was a Mermaid" by Mr.Punch Inspired by Neil Gaiman's Mr.Punch It's an homage to Fish "Derek William Dick" for the wonderful picture painted in his songs recorded at Villa Sommi Picenardi, lots of thanks to Nettare della Vita - Sommi Azienda Agricola - Villa Sommi Picenardi special thank to Massimo di Paola who helped us Thanks to our families and to the wonderful friends who always support us with all the energy flowing during our live Many many thanks The Company Italy, Uwe Treitinger, Jon Vyner, Monika Maan, Marcel Rompelman, Danny Mayo, Janke Rijpkema,Terry Middelton, Vanda Santos, Sean Brazel, Bernie Hayes, Neil Adams, Mark Cunningham, Marcel Mertens, Piet Korbee, Henri and Roel Strik, Arthur Haggenburg ,Eden Strik Idaya, Lilly Muller, Peter Zeiß, Antonio De Sarno, Stefania Fiaschi, Claudio Mazzillo, RobyOne Meloni, Gianluca Petri, Pietro Palmaverdi, Lo "Zava", Alessandro Bosio, Roberto Mauri, Ezio Candrini, Luca Cristofaro. Dedicated to Silvia, Sara, Gabriele, Raffaella, Daniela, Amedeo, Fabrizio, Carmine, Maria Teresa, Tito, Ale, Monica, Claudio, Pietro, Nadina, Carolina ****** It was a big half-empty maze old slot machines of shops and booths a woman in a headscarf sat beneath a sign with a human palm on it she was drinking tea from a thermos flask she would pick up her comb pretending to comb out her very long wet blonde wig mutter something about sandy shores There was a mermaid In the middle of a small artificial lake If I close my eyes I can still hear the mermaid singing It was a small menagerie of huge wicked-looking parrots angry reds and vivid blue squawked in incomprehensible voices It was a mirror maze, walking up the narrow path Past the hall of mirrors Past the entrance of ghost train Past the ice cream concession Pass Mrs Jarley's parlor There was a mermaid In the middle of a small artificial lake If I close my eyes I can still hear the mermaid singing no water but bottles of water in different plastic color shades of the sea there are no dreams...