Whenever I sit down in my home office swivel chairI adjust the back cushion that I neatly placed there.It’s an old pillow stuffed into a worn out backpackWhich snugly fits into the arch of my tired old back. It helps me sit upright and my spine to alignInstead of slouching bent over as I did […]
Author: John Crawford
Free Hong Kong Song
From the four corners of the world we singOn every street corner let freedom’s bell ringUnshackle the chains and take off the yokeIt’s high time to wake up and to stay woke Free Hong Kong and bless Granny WongWe love to sing the Free Hong Kong SongIf free speech you cherish and love libertySupport Thais […]
Milk Tea Revolution
Join the Milk Tea Revolution while sipping milk tea.I sweeten mine with raw sugar or a teaspoon of honey.Citrus and milk don’t combine so without lemon or limeI take mine mixed with coffee – it’s totally sublime. Add tapioca balls and you’ve got bubble tea.Gives me something to chew on while I write poetry.Now that […]
What Did Grandma Wong Say?
Free Hong Kong and sing the song … Glory to Hong Kong.I want to tell old people to come out and stand with the young.I felt sad when I saw the bloody scenes from Tiananmen Square.The bloodiness stuck with me, so did the protesters there. The longer I lived in Shenzhen, the more I felt […]
Alliance for Thai Democracy
The time has come, it has been said, to talk of many thingsOf politics, religion and the tyranny of kings.Of liberty and freedom and what is right or wrongOf democracy in Thailand and freedom for Hong Kong. It doesn’t matter what’s your age or the language that you speakOr whether you are big and strong […]
Christian Rejuvenation
To heal my soul and make it whole I need rejuvenation.To lift my spirit high as the sky I need some inspiration.To mend my broken heart and mind I need to be rejuvenated.To get myself physically back in shape I need to be invigorated. I need renewal and rebirth in order to survive on earthAnd […]
Mental Medicine
In order to stay mentally healthy and fitI bought me a mental first-aid kitWherein to keep my mental medicineAlthough no brandy or gin will you find therein. To combat any mental illness in myselfI keep it on my mental medicine shelf.If feeling mentally ill when in the morn I awakeA good mental pill will fix […]
Spiritomental
I discovered a new word on the Web todayIt connects your Spirit and Mind in a very good wayIt’s a lot like its secular counterpart, psychologyBut includes soulful and spiritual dimensions from theology. Now some say that science can’t be mixed with religionBut who knows the difference without a good definition?If psychology is science then […]
Milk Tea Democracy
As a cat diplomat in the Milk Tea AllianceShe won’t remain quiet and has broken the silence.She is ready for combat with the wolves on the webAnd like they say in Vermont – better dead than red. Cat warrior diplomacy emphasizes flexibility.Facing a powerful force you need a certain agility.Like cats who always manage to […]
Therapeutica
Believing in God is therapeutic for meThe Bible’s the basis for my Christian TherapyNow I no longer beg, borrow or stealOr question the claim that God’s really real. In Christ I am healed and truly set freeFrom sin I am loosed and have true libertyNo longer craving anything addictiveI’m enjoying a healthier and longer life […]