Shuffling your playing cards
Shuffle your tarot
Today has been hard
So what of tomorrow?
Whatever the weather
No matter what's been
We can all safely say
We've been handed a Queen
Of hearts or of cups
One in the same
For the country she loves
Her part she's still playing
From her platinum grail
Her service keeps pouring
Her mighty ship sails
Through celebration & mourning
She gave without fear
To her public a plenty
On her 70th year
She's still far from empty
A Queen of Hearts
she gives us hers
with it we hold
in each to treasure
knowing her love helps
cope whatever transforms ahead.
Thanks John! You know as a poet your work is never done! In fact during those times where others are at rest, your powers of observation really come into play!
The Queen is an interesting backdrop, a human soundtrack to all our lives as we go through good times and bad.
That’s all very well, Ruth. She might have given all you workers a day off but we retirees don’t get one!
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John Botterill
Mon 6th Jun 2022 09:38
Beautiful poem, Ruth. Great show on Sunday, too, to back it up. 😀