3 Tankas A9 Dm7 The world has gone mad Em Am Now they want us dead and gone C G B7 Plague, war and famine, C G D C But where is the last horseman? Em D B7 Oh, there he is now, Hi There! Am7 D My clothes lie askew Am E7 Cigarette ash in the bath, F C G F Tiptoes become steps, D7 Full volume is allowed now, Em Am Em The evil spirit is gone E9 D I miss my island A Bm The sound of soft waves at night, D/A D And the call to prayer, Em D F Am Mixed with Chinese temple bells, Em Am Em Am And the smell of Bak Kut Teh TJD 23/5/22 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXLxk1Or3eI

Bat Soup Em D Em Eye of newt and toe of frog Em D Em In a Chinese market amid the howls Em D Em Of shaking cats and baying dogs F#m Bm Under greedy eyes of men so cruel Wool of bat and tongue of dog Will add spice to the infernal stew And will make for a great travelog Of the exotic cuisine enjoyed by a few Adder’s fork and blind worm’s sting Bring strength and power to your loins But there is some bad karma coming As you pay with silver coins Lizard’s leg and howlet’s wing Make complete your foul repast In a week you’ll be choking and gasping From the evil on the world you cast F G Am G For a charm of powerful trouble Am G Am E7 Like a hell-broth boil and bubble F G Am G Double double toil and trouble Am G Am Fire burn and cauldron bubble Lyrics adapted from Macbeth by William Shakespeare  TJD 2/2/20 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3NE3HS-PAo

The Lost Shoe By Walter De La Mare Em Poor little Lucy Em By some mischance, G D Lost her shoe Em As she did dance - 'Twas not on the stairs, Not in the hall; Not where they sat At supper at all. A7 She looked in the garden, A7 But there it was not; Em Henhouse, or kennel, Em Or high dovecote. A7 Dairy and meadow, A7 And wild woods through B7 Showed not a trace B7 Of Lucy's shoe. Bird nor bunny Nor glimmering moon Breathed a whisper Of where 'twas gone. It was cried and cried, Oyez and Oyez! In French, Dutch, Latin, And Portuguese. Ships the dark seas Went plunging through, But none brought news Of Lucy's shoe; And still she patters In silk and leather, O'er snow, sand, shingle, In every weather; C G Spain, and Africa, D A7 Hindustan, C G Java, China, Em And lamped Japan; Plain and desert, She hops-hops through, Pernambuco To gold Peru; Mountain and forest, And river too, All the world over For her lost shoe. The Little Green Orchard By Walter De La Mare D/A Amaj7 Some one is always sitting there, Dmaj7 Amaj7 In the little green orchard; Bm A Even when the sun is high Bm7 In noon's unclouded sky, F#m C#m And faintly droning goes F#m Bm The bee from rose to rose, C#m Bm Some one in shadow is sitting there, A Bm7 In the little green orchard. Yes, and when twilight is falling softly On the little green orchard; When the grey dew distils And every flower-cup fills; When the last blackbird says, "What - what!" and goes her way - s-sh! I have heard voices calling softly In the little green orchard. Not that I am afraid of being there, In the little green orchard; Why, when the moon's been bright, Shedding her lonesome light, And moths like ghosties come, And the horned snail leaves home: I've sat there, whispering and listening there, In the little green orchard. Only it's strange to be feeling there, In the little green orchard; Whether you paint or draw, Dig, hammer, chop, or saw; When you are most alone, All but the silence gone ... Some one is waiting and watching there, In the little green orchard. D/A: x0423x Amaj7: x0212x Dmaj7: xx0222 Made for non-commercial use only. Will be removed immediatel ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pJkRmo6Ccs

Here is another poem I wrote in Penang, plus a couple of Haikus, which I have set to music: Jalan Burma D* Am Bb Few of the old houses remain Am Along this broad Angsana-lined street D* Am Bb But the name alone takes me back again Am Bb To Rangoon days, Kipling and sandalled feet F Gm Which pattered along beside rickshaws Haiku #1: Dm7 C Ships in the strait F C Dm7 Storm clouds over the green hills Bb C Dm7 Both are good for Penang Haiku#2: Dm7 C Green china coffee F C Dm7 Late monsoon rains fall outside Bb C Dm7 Time to forget home D*: xx0565 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3-vsMenPbA