DEATH OF THE QUEEN
We think of pageantry a wave of the hand
a face behind glass or high on a horse
also of course the rows of pews
where sat at times the blessed, the chosen
and never thought it strange,
but that was what we cherished most
engulfed in ordinary lives
the pomp and then the surprising descent
into crowds of you and I
who tried to grasp the glory and wealth
in no vainglorious way.
It felt like world without end to us
now her passing seems part of a ritual
a seamless movement from mother to son
on shoulders broad into the fray.
raypool
Tue 13th Sep 2022 20:55
Thanks all you likers, a valued and impressive list! I felt compelled to make a contribution at this time and hoped to bring some personal ideas to the poem. Sorry I can't mention everyone by name this time, forgive me.
Interesting that you mention celebrity and fame Graham. They are often ephemeral which is the very opposite of what the Royals offer. However I do think the wave of reaction we are seeing is a testament to a shift upwards to an almost celestial level.
Thanks Stephen. There is an element I feel of the superhuman
in the way the continuity of reign is designed and not without some sadness in itself for those involved.
A good point Mark. A foot in both camps. most capable a true professional! As you know, the planning down to the last detail was never left to chance. An ex army friend of mine tells me of grass being actually painted in a BAOR camp in Germany , but that's another story.
Ray