O England a Lament

O England,what will become of thee
once the bastion of the free..
Now on all sides beset..betrayed
by a friend from across the sea

O  England, what will become of you
a once fair land..now bereft of freedom
of truth to express ..views thereof
must in silence ..suppress

O England,where once was
 democracy's seat ..now crushed
 'neath naked ambition and greed
of its  self styled .. enlightened elite

O England this aged poet,cries for you
subsumed as you are in the oligarchic EU !
Arise!  once more..stand tall
Leave and ..begin anew

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Pennell  Avatar
January 3, 2017 at 7:15 AM
oh yes, leave it was , makes me mad, how people want a 2nd ref as they did'nt like the result, and rubbish leave voters as we did'nt know what we where doing , we did
Strand Avatar
January 5, 2017 at 2:57 AM
No worries Stephen, the result is electorally binding.Have a good day
Strand Avatar
January 3, 2017 at 8:20 AM
Yes Stephen it has been so revealing ,sifting those who truly democrats and those who clearly by their actions are not.Have a good day.
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