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Elizabethan Farewell
Oh ye marvels of pipe and drum
And regal coffin banner draped...
You extol a grandeur become
Another mortal unescaped
From the sting of the Reaper blade
Which honors no royal merit
More so than the subjects portrayed
In the lower orders they inherit.
Marvel only that men make such scenes
As to have us think she were a god,
Who, as in Homeric tales, intervenes
In some Deus Ex Machina glissade
Which reckons we will forevermore be...
Exempt from a ruthless reality.
And regal coffin banner draped...
You extol a grandeur become
Another mortal unescaped
From the sting of the Reaper blade
Which honors no royal merit
More so than the subjects portrayed
In the lower orders they inherit.
Marvel only that men make such scenes
As to have us think she were a god,
Who, as in Homeric tales, intervenes
In some Deus Ex Machina glissade
Which reckons we will forevermore be...
Exempt from a ruthless reality.
Published 19th Sep 2022
| Edited 7th Feb 2024
Author's Note
Watching her majesty's funeral
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Anonymous
19th Sep 2022 12:48pm
Hi Sir Midnight,
How's it going?
I'm also watching funeral,along with many billions,around the world!
Take care.
X
How's it going?
I'm also watching funeral,along with many billions,around the world!
Take care.
X
19th Sep 2022 2:34pm
Hey there InWired.
I'm doing good.
Can U get me one of those bearskin hats?
I really want a red coat now.
Rule Britannia!
I'm doing good.
Can U get me one of those bearskin hats?
I really want a red coat now.
Rule Britannia!
19th Sep 2022 1:03pm
I was/am as well... it was/is definitely history in the making.
Nicely penned, MS.
🌹💙
Nicely penned, MS.
🌹💙
19th Sep 2022 2:36pm
19th Sep 2022 2:53pm
I loved her personal piper playing that lament at the end of the service and the flowers people were throwing along the funeral procession after leaving the Arch traveling towards Windsor Castle.. Yeah, Wellington's Arch left me awe struck. I cried as the navy left without her casket... it was very moving.
Also, I just saw on MSNBC that David Beckham willingly stood in line for 13 hours to pay his respects as The Queen was laying in state and didn't utilize his option as a celebrity to be ushered in past the crowd.... that's pretty impressive, imo...
Thought that was a bit of cool trivia.
Also, I just saw on MSNBC that David Beckham willingly stood in line for 13 hours to pay his respects as The Queen was laying in state and didn't utilize his option as a celebrity to be ushered in past the crowd.... that's pretty impressive, imo...
Thought that was a bit of cool trivia.
19th Sep 2022 3:19pm
Yes, a rare bit of honorable character from a sports guy was very refreshing!
And all those elaborate uniforms!
And all those elaborate uniforms!
19th Sep 2022 1:10pm
19th Sep 2022 2:38pm
