Absence 2 and Hrms Commonwealth
II
I was thinking ... Absences
Used to make hearts grow fonder
Or so the proverb said, in my youth
True in some ways ... Untrue in another
Some have departed poetry and breath
Such is human existence
Absences makes a heart stronger
But only if we survive the heartbreak
(I no longer spend time with pets
Lest I get fond of them in Africa
Where crime pays ... Stealing
A post-Mandela culture here - sad to confess ...
( I fought apartheid too)
And so did the late Queen Elizabeth
The Commonwealth is her baby, growing again
After apartheid South Africa and Rhodesia
Tried to murder her Commonwealth of the nations
Copyright © Anil Deo | Year Posted 2022
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