The year was 1950
\nA busy Newcombe Road
\nA really handsome curio shop
\nThe Chang family abode
\nStill Part of the British Empire
\nImagine that can you
\nKing George V1 the King of Kings
\nActually its true
\nFrom 1946 to 1957
\nA British Crown Colony
\nA little place in Heaven
\nAnd from it came this ten pound hunk
\nBawling having had
\nHis backside smacked
\nTo wake him up
\nSuch a bonny little lad
\nA mop of the purest ebony
\nA cherub of a soul
\nLots of eyes were on his case
\nIts where he took his role
\nForward, Yes, he was baby
\nBut one day would surely be
\nSomeone, in this metropolis
\nIn the twentieth Century<\/p>\n
In the first year of the decade
\nOf the fifties
\nA real engaging family
\nAt his feet
\nHe got into the bible
\nPretty early
\nHe a metal tiger
\nIn the street
\nA child of heaven May be
\nBut he a Libran too
\nWith loads of imagination
\nTo re invent its true
\nA desire to build a family
\nAn acceptance for life
\nAnd what a charisma
\nHis magnetism
\nShuts out strife<\/p>\n
A Handful for his mother
\nBut she was a stalwart soul
\nUp to all his antics
\nShe realised his goal
\nNot afraid of anyone
\nA Honey Badger he
\nGot himself in trouble
\nBut emerged victoriously<\/p>\n
His base was tough
\nAnd he went for things
\nNothing could hold him back
\nA Libran Metal Tiger
\nWill always take some flack
\nBut woe be tide an attacker
\nThey will always be
\nAstounded by his composure
\nAnd his constancy
\nLoves to impress easy going
\nAn eye for detail he
\nIs experimental
\nIn how he likes to be
\nThe 42nd Thursday
\nYES He Had a way to go
\nand clearly Watford
\nWas a long long way
\nThat much we know
\nWhen he Left the bustle of Jalan Munshi Abdullah
\nAnd found a house he managed apparently
\nBut of course it wasnt easy
\nHis sister was here
\nBut he was independent
\nAnd he worked hard that was clear
\nHe was going to make it
\nA Landlord why not he
\nAnd he Soon got on the housing ladder
\nAll done purposefully<\/p>\n
He wasnt expecting handouts
\nThats not how you make it here
\nIts graft and being far from daf\u2019t
\nKeeping the noddle clear
\nKnowing what your objectives are
\nWith everything on the line
\nThe experience the musculature
\nJust really feeling fine
\nGetting into Uni
\nOn his own back he
\nDidn\u2019t have an easy time
\nHe lived dangerously
\nThats the Honey Badger
\nThat mentality
\nYou don\u2019t get nowt for nothing
\nIts his actuality<\/p>\n
He lives he gives he shares he dares
\nHe gets tired, we all do
\nBut he has what it takes
\nThe fakes, he can see right through
\nBuilding your own business
\nIn a far off land
\nIts done with verve and spirit
\nWhich a lot don\u2019t understand
\nAnd things are Far from easy
\nStill to this very day
\nIts bloody hard with lockdowns
\nAnd furloughs, so I say
\nKai Yong life feels successful
\nYou have your health its true
\nYou Have a family and properties
\nbut its been hard for you<\/p>\n
Its good your a metal Tiger
\nWho Has great power within
\nBut it takes its toll on the senses
\nAnd at seventy The chin
\nAfter so many years of knocks and punches
\nNeeds to feel
\nSome payback from the children
\nWho have copped a splendid deal<\/p>\n
Now you need to rest a while
\nIts a struggle everyday
\nAnd your children need to step up now
\nAnd help you find a way
\nTo relax more, to be calmer
\nThey need to Stand their ground
\nYour life has been a success John
\nOn what is your merry-go- round<\/p>\n
Happy Birthday to you
\nAnd many more Ahead<\/p>\n
A poem for a brother in law on his 70th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The year was 1950 A busy Newcombe Road A really handsome curio shop The Chang family abode Still Part of the British Empire Imagine that can you King George V1 the King of Kings Actually its true From 1946 to … Continue reading