once a Taiping great

Taiping the wettest town
I was told many times
It is recorded too in years
As I traveled from town to town

A lake garden to cool
The shadows mingle
Many people young and old
Place to be after a hard day’s knock

The serenity of the place
The shine has gone a little
New housing developments
Taken the toll on her quietness

The charm of Taiping
Lies in her cool place
When developments come
The silhouette of the past
One lives in memory
Of the old times never last

New things must come
Must old ones gone too?
The rustic place of yesteryears
It has changed with current waves

Taiping a cool town
She may lose her place
When the bulldozers ready
Forever down the road