
A Tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Seventy long years Queen Elizabeth’s reign
A feat we are unlikely to witness again
Thoughtful, discrete and wise as it transpired
Never before was a monarch so admired
Her labours she bears with consummate ease
Always on duty, her subjects to please
Despite personal trials and much tribulation
She places first this incredible nation
England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
Balanced evenly in her hands; our scales
Royalty yes but without pomp or fuss
At the end of the day she’s just one of us
Suez, Vietnam and the Falklands war
She’s seen it all and so much more
The moon landing, computers and mobile phones,
Air balloons; jet aircraft and intrusive drones
First black and white then colour TV
Only one channel, the BBC
Then ITV, cable and satellite
Now hundreds to choose from day and night
Fourteen Prime Ministers throughout her reign
They come; then suddenly they disappear again
From Churchill to Thatcher, May and Johnson
To Brown, Blair Callaghan and Harold Wilson
Philip now no longer there by her side
Family disparate, spread far and wide
The pandemic, wokery and cancellation
Dignified silence without reservation
Queen Elizabeth I pen this as a tribute to you
I praise your life and the good that you do
So after a life of duty, service and routine
Let’s raise a glass and cry “God save the Queen”
Roger Hornett ( Author of “The Covid Verses)
May 2022
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