I met Ah Chuen in 7th grade
It’s called Form 1 the Brits would say
Ah Chuen, Kenny and I were stars in a school play
The Princess and The Woodcutter was the name
Ah Chuen was the woodcutter
Pretty Kenny the princess-daughter
And me the mighty father-emperor
Ah Chuen got raving reviews
Kenny seduced them to the hilt
I was told to go home and practice anew
I met Ah Chuen in 7th grade
It’s called Form 1 the Brits would say
Last November at the 40th anniversary fair
A hundred old chaps were there
Just to see who still got hair
Ah Chuen and his real life princess
Stella were at the school recess
He was the same clean lad I knew
As if old age on him was never due
A dear husband
A loving parent
A fearsome expert on taxes
He had figured out all the right brackets
Ah Chuen, Kenny and I were stars in a school play
The Princess and The Woodcutter was the name
The woodcutter died on stage this week
Cancer grapped the spotlight indeed
The show ended mid-way
All the curtains drawn in the thick of the play
All the curtains drawn in the thick of the play
In memory of Ah Chuen, aka Philip Hok Chuen Kwok.
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