RHYME Poem: Thank God for Taiwan, by John Gillispie

It’s off the coast just east of China
And although I’ve never been
I’ve got more souvenirs from this land
And so do all my friends

Yea they make good things for living
Good things for life today
So little asked for what we’re given
Now how much would you pay?

Thank God for Taiwan
I can’t afford to lose you now
Thank God for Taiwan
You’re where my house is from somehow

I see a store shelf that’s displaying
Hand-crafted porcelain
All the same and all authentic
Only in Taiwan

The money doesn’t matter
You’ve given me society
I’ve got your statues on my mantle
Welcome to the family, Taiwan

Reach out, reach out and buy someone
The collection’s just begun, Taiwan
My art impressed the whole gang
I can’t afford the real thing, Taiwan

The shoes I wear all came from Taiwan
And so do half my clothes
And in fact so is the earing
That adorns my girlfriends nose

Thank God for Taiwan