Imagine, folks, he's barely up <br />and sits there with his coffee cup, <br />while reminiscing of the past <br />when time just flew, so very fast. <br /> <br />A sip of Java, then a nod, <br />it surely was the will of God, <br />this land where wheat has always grown <br />transformed, a country of his own. <br /> <br />He had the guts, the fortitude <br />that saw some lawyers come unglued. <br />They said he had no valid reason <br />and that he was committing treason. <br /> <br />With musical formality <br />he built his principality. <br /> <br />It is well known that those who rule <br />attract corruption, like the fool <br />who speaks of better times to come. <br />For you it's water, he drinks rum. <br /> <br />Those 'servants' make for us decisions <br />while acting like all politicians, <br />we know that, as they move their lips <br />they give us tons of clever fibs. <br /> <br />I say those people have a nerve, <br />they've got it wrong and make US serve! <br />Well, I, for one, prefer to be <br />a common man, yet one who's free. <br /> <br />The world, as is, makes little sense <br />it lacks the word 'benevolence'. <br />And, if you think they are insane <br />you're right, they lost the word 'humane'. <br /> <br />Here, in a place called HRP <br />a Royal couple serves your tea. <br />So, when you make your travel plans, <br />the place where no shenanigans <br />or phony blokes pursue deception, <br />you'll get a personal reception. <br /> <br />Then stay a while, there, on the land <br />and shake the Royal couple's hand. <br />Look at the treasures, take it in, <br />the atmosphere, the smiles that win. <br /> <br />Today, throughout the world it rings, <br />the sound of bells for Queens and Kings. <br />Our voices, can you hear them call? <br />A Happy Birthday, from us all!<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/happy-81st-birthday-prince-leonard/
