A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE QUEEN FROM OUR RESIDENT POET
ETERNAL THANKS
Still cocooned by warmth of beatific smile
From diminutive regal figure,
As Duties of State were performed -
When hand held hand as Power and Authority transferred -
The unexpected, sombre news
Of monumental importance,
Shattered our already fragile world.
Hearts raced, words were imprisoned in constricted throats,
Tears trickled from reddening eyes.
"The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral."
A simple epitaph for our loving, unique Monarch.
For the following tortuous, funereal days,
We mourned the passing of Our Queen
With the ceremony and dignity
To which she had devoted her life.
The forbearance and love, shown firstly by her family
And reflected in the demeanour of the mourning, countless multitudes,
Were part of the manifestation of all the ideals
To which The Queen steadfastly devoted her whole life.
Perhaps, on that indelible afternoon,
At peace in cherished home and Land,
She heard the call, which no one can escape.
Her final regal task graciously completed,
Time, now, to move from Royal Palace
To welcoming Heavenly Realm,
And blissful reunion with The Special One
And everyone she held dear - animals included!
Protocol free. No more Red Boxes!
We shall miss you, but hold you ever close
In our memories, which will be lovingly recounted,
By those you served so faithfully,
To generations still unborn.
Eileen Murray © September 2022
