I am not a Cromwell devotee

He was far too puritanical, for me.

And a bit fanatical - banning Christmas!

Preferring to stand on his dignity.

His government was dictatorial

And inclined to pomposity!

This poem is rather cavalier,

But I pray that you revel in it,

Warts and all.

 

However, I couldn’t be a royalist,

The Divine Right of Kings

Cannot be condoned!

I am the opposite of an absolutist!

The means of production

Should be shared, not owned.

Power to the People!

Would have been my cry,

Like Wolfie Smith in 1980.

What would I have done in the Civil War?

Prayed to God and kept my powder dry!