Once Upon a Time In Hong Kong
Away the land of the flame tree blossoms
Orient blown athwart a yellow moon,
to hearken the far sound of dragon drums
and ride a Phantom into old Kowloon.
To Salisbury Road Peninsula doors
where the trading ships its waters journey,
where long ago waged the Opium Wars
and Britannia ruled the South China Sea.
Now a new tale of skirmish is retold
when two foes battled on a foreign field,
but beware the armies in green and gold
in the World Cup when blackhearts choke and yield.
Behold, Sun Tzu in the Art of War taught
every battle is won before it’s fought.
Written: November 2008
A rugby trip to Hong Kong.
Copyright © Keith D Trestrail | Year Posted 2022
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