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 repost reminder to celebrate freedom from the undemocratic fatally flawd EU on Jan 1 2021 

Free Again Part 3

NOT ONE BUT FOUR
Who are the British, do they exist,
these nationals of her Britannic majesty
so often shortened to ‘ Brit’.

Eighty years, and more
I’ ve walked this shore but ‘Brit’
I see not, here, where I, sit.

A kingdom united, yes that
rings a bell, but, am I
a ‘Brit’; No, No, do let me tell

of Four Kingdoms, as one, England
Scotland, Ireland and Wales. This
quartet, the crux of my tale.

Many things each maybe, ..but never
a ‘Brit’. We are Scot, Irish, Welsh
or English..now do you see ?

Each nation, unique and distinct,
language reinforces my point, as in
English, not British, this poem I ink

Copyright © Brian Strand | Year Posted 2012
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Kendrick Avatar
December 31, 2020 at 9:54 AM
Enjoyed reading your work. According to Ancestry.Com, I am English, Welch, Irish, Swedish, Finnish and Russian. I must be a dukes mixture. Thanks for the honor of placing in your contest. Sara..I hope you can try some of that peach pie.
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December 31, 2020 at 10:31 AM
Yes Sara,inteeting exploring the past(Idid two chapbooks thereon going back maternally to circa1500+ 1640 paternally)Stay creative in 2021
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