Sometimes it starts for no reason
It’s like you’re trying to find your way
You row past the mists of Avalon
And stumble upon a very different day
Thundering hooves are heard in the distance
And there are voices you don’t know
It brings you to where you’ve never been
Things are hazy and moving kinda slow
They say they’re here to see a Mirror boy
And that his name is Anson Lo
His young followers have come to see him
They’re somewhere they will never know
For some of the city’s village elders
There are dancers and singer Kelly Chen
It’s time to shake your body down
It happens these days now and then
Prince Anson shows up wearing one glove
And he starts to shake his body down
He raps about getting ready for a Stranger
And thrusts his hips round and round
He repeats the words Money Money Money
And raps about something to do with cash
His young fans seem quiet and mesmerised
Maybe this wasn’t quite their kinda bash?
The magic man won the first race
It was for long time friend Caspar Fownes
Welcome back, Joao Moreira, the fans said
He hadn’t let his followers down
The Mauritian magician had a point to make
It was written in everything he did
When he took out the second race of the day
He almost seemed to have flipped his lid
It was then fast forward and some FWD
To the main course being served
The Hong Kong Champions didn’t let
the home side down
They never once lost their nerve
This was a day for those local Champions
Home grown Champions of the turf
Riders and those equine athletes
Some being the best in the world
The Japanese raiders boiled over fast
They’d already gone and run their race
But there was good prize money to be had
And no one today really lost any face
Some might say it was predictable
Others will say it was a big time win
Hong Kong racing was looking like a winner
And not some empty McVities biscuit tin
It could have been a medieval type drama
A dog’s breakfast kinda day
But everything and more came together
Everyone had a different role to play
The Octopus Dance was kept in check
Happy must have been playing in some heads
Numbers must have added up real good
With much shoe shining
from those easily led
Hong Kong has gone and changed forever
And, baby, you know so have I
There’s still much work for me to do
And knowing exactly how and why
No time for walking on eggshells
No time to cower in serial fear
Time to respect individual thinking
And make feelings loud and clear
No time for looking back, he said
Merlin knows what lies ahead
It’s travelling where no one’s been before
It’s about standing out from the rest
The Lady Of The Lake, she waits for me
And the three nuns row me somewhere
Some place where there’s no turning back
And my Guinevere is waiting there
It’s all about life’s priorities
With frivolous things thrown in for fun
It’s all part of some weird bouillabaisse
Served with a hot cross char siu bun
Copyright ©️ Hans Ebert, April 30, 2023