Your life's twilight on a
September evening came.
And ferried you were by
crimson cherubs; conveyed
in splendour on a celestial
cruise, to gates pleasant for
a permanent reign.
Your reign on the throne
on a September autumn
exited,
but your indelible legacy
in the hearts of Brits
is enthroned gloriously.
Elizabeth;
Of immensely esteemed birth.
Highly respected in life,
but more respected in death.
Having a crown that ceased to decay
for many decades long.
A queen of kings, but still a wife,
custodian of traditions strong.
She that saw historic anniversaries,
She that saw millennial discoveries,
She that transcends previous monarchies
in length of days and pivotal reign.
Queen of a realm of historic gains,
where the sun never sets on their plains.
All to Westminster their griefs convey
to our departed who countless smiles gave.
And for your funeral would many for death crave.
Gentle sway by the centre
The bell tolls for thee
Most Gracious servant
bearing thou to thy deserved rest
And as thou art earthly borne by men of the sea
our prayers that flights of angels
have now carrieth thee to the merciful throne
of our heavenly Father,
through him who hast shown
the Way, the Truth and the Life
Where we commend thy eternal soul –
forgiven, pardoned and received –
to the tabernacle of light prepared for thee
Wither thou goest
may we attain the same gracious gift
when we are callest to lie upon the catafalque
and are escorted to our place of rest.
The great leaders of history
give their name to the period
The Victorians have a story
carved out to their merit.
Survival isn’t a given,
success is of living,
processes stay driven
progress beyond vision
There’s always an enemy
wishing to impose the unknown
that future a separate destiny
severed free of our own
When the system works
the evolution goes on
for the system that serves
we all feel we belong
Greatness comes from a motion
the fuel comes from our emotions
that Queen Elizabeth was provoking
our strength so far from broken
She was the greatest of them all
because Britannia was set to fall
shrinking in size yet still standing tall
No to a Republic offering us bugger all!
Long Live The Kingdom
adapt with subtlety
survive through continuity
and the best will be!
we honor our Queen
in Westminster, tears and grief
her crown, not her end
9/16/2022
~3~
Queen Elizabeth II has died and she isn't the Queen anymore.
Her husband, "Philip Mountbatten" died just one year before.
Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96 and it will change things.
Her eldest son, Charles, former Prince of Wales is now the King.
She was the longest serving Queen, she served for 70 years.
She became Queen in 1952 and for decades, she was revered.
She celebrated her Silver, Golden, Diamond and Platinum Jubilees.
She asked people to "never give up, never despair" about Covid 19 which is a horrible disease.
She was Royalty and had wealth, power and fame.
Now that she's dead, England won't be the same.
[Dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) who died on September 8, 2022]
On the shore I see the colours of the skies that whisper on the ebb and flow of the tide .
My quiet thoughts gently tumble in my mind and I am free
To just be
Barefoot on pebbles
My faerie kingdom by the sea
My home where you will find me ..
Looking up towards the morning sun , shimmers the glimmers of hope , the breath of love upon the waters and I hear a wish from a fishermans boat.
We dance upon a dream
Flutter amongst the clouds
Our thoughts in peace and prayer
We sing a song serene out loud
Spellbound on the lochs of Bonnie Wee Scotland
My home
My heart
My written letters
Always and Forever
Amen
"The Tudor Rose, The Lion and The Sceptre of Light"
God bless
The Queen
Shield of Tudor Rose
and Lion rampant
the 3 of Lionheart,
guardant passant
Unicorn and azure harp
rose and thistle stand
with shamrock, connected
wars and battles
conflicted, a home
not seamless,
stands firm, apart
sanctuary is never easy
when grief is the price
we pay for love
duty bound
for Love,
of Her dominion
and Her people
Lion and Lamb
above all others,
at all cost, to self
constant Her
selfless shield of duty,
brave royal heart
arms never folding
outstretched
open wide apart
dieu et mon droit
"God and my right"
before Life, it starts
God bless
The Queen,
a life long lived
walking towards
Her sovereign,
now in sight
calls to Her
as if She
were a child,
halo crown
sceptre of Light
The Lion passant
her mighty Sovereign,
King and Lord,
now in her sight
(LadyLabyrinth / 2022)
Queen Elizabeth II
(b. 21.4.26 - d. 8.9.22, 96Yrs)
Queen Elizabeth II
21st April 1926 - 9th September 2022
Two rainbows embellished the teary sky
Just as impending news of doom drew nigh
A spectrum of hope
From the Lord of hosts
As a sad world waved the Monarch goodbye.
Sovereign Queen Elizabeth may you fly
Into the arms of your Prince above sky
To dance together
Always and ever
To God’s angelic orchestra on high.
*+*
8th September 2022
Queen Elizabeth the Second passed
leaving the World in a mournful state.
How can this be--one who's so steadfast.
She tempered Britain's every fate.
Barely a bride on her honeymoon,
she learned her father, the King, had died.
Her life changed, becoming Queen so soon,
honeymoon left, that life set aside.
For seventy years, she was the Queen,
and a sister, daughter, mum, and wife.
Amazing what this lady would mean
to post-war Britain's foothold on life.
She guided with her feminine hands
never shirked her nation's duty call.
Tiny monarch ruling many lands.
She rose to be one-hundred feet tall!
September 8, 2022
Mother Mary, on your birthday,
will you please intervene--
Bring my prayers to your Son:
God save the queen
[September 8, 2022]
I'm not a Monarchist but I don't hate
The Queen. I lied to her when I was nine
At Finningley it was. We had to wait
For ages for her standing in a line
She asked me if we had a special day
Off school to come and see her and I said
We did. We didn't. She went on her way
And no-one came to say 'Off with her head'
She's just a person. I thought she was small
And looked a bit like Mum, except the nose
She didn't make a mark on me at all
Until today. It's funny how it goes
I saw her on the telly cross the road
In Enniskillen and the tears flowed
© Gail Foster 2nd June 2022
(During The Queen's visit to Enniskillen in 2012 she visited St Macartin's Cathedral and then crossed the road to the Roman Catholic Church of St. Michael)
The orb and sceptre, ring and crown
each with its cross adorned,
displayed the rule of Christ alone
to mark your fealty sworn.
But stripped to simple linen gown
and hidden from this globe,
for power to serve your earthly throne
the oil of heaven flowed.
You sought to serve Him set apart
not bound by duty on your own,
but strengthened firm and from His heart
to bear your heavy crown.
We shall not see your like again
defender of the faith,
who served your God through every strain
and subjects here beneath.
God helped you keep your solemn vow,
God saved our gracious queen.
God keep you in our hearts as now,
and after you have been.
I recall the time – 1953,
somewhere around the first of June.
A special invitation by Granny
to come in the late afternoon.
My grandparents shared their television
first of a few that were owned in that day.
We drove ten miles for a grand occasion
happening four thousand miles away.
My inauguration to the big screen
one of London's landmark events -
the stately coronation of the Queen.
For Elizabeth, time well-spent.
She has ruled her land for sixty-six years
making her reign, Victoria plus three
"Long Live the Queen," long live her peers,
Nostalgic remembrance, Long live TV.
July 4, 2019
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Brian Strand's contest: Nostalgia Any Form, Any Number Of Lines
ELIZABETH II.
Decorated streets sing with
Jamboree,
These is the song for
My Queen,
I peep from this tall tree,
Dreaming in the aquarium
Of wishes,
Now I am Her sibling
Attending daily Royal
Routines,
I wink the left eye to get
The perfect glimpse,
This love with affection
Of winning,
I would catch the clouds
To clean all you
Fill like eating,
I am a living honored
Of this profound victory.
My Majesty the ruler
Above evenings,
Jewel of natures beauty,
I cherish the footprint
That my heart sketch,
Multitude sing including
The birds that back
Their wings.
Very supreme team
Is what I framed in
My dream.
Enjoy the filtered wind
Also called dynamic
King,
That every tangible seed
Would become double
Trees,
There are no green without
Leafs.
Elizabeth is my mother
Even when she lay
To sleep.
AKEWUSOLA HABIB .
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