Today’spoem

ELIZABETH

The Queen has left but

not alone,

She took with her our love, She will be mourned

around the world

And welcomed by

those above.

Her smile will light the

astral way,

The stars will move aside, Elizabeth, our

Gracious Queen

Who gave this Nation pride. She never flinched, no

backward step,

Her duty, very plain, To serve her people

through thick and thin, Til her strength began

to wane.

Fifteen Prime Ministers

shook her hand,

But the latest was the last, That smile was there for all

to see,

Now her flags are flown

half-mast.

She was our Queen, she

served us well,

But please remember this, She was a mum and

granny, too,

Like us they’ll reminisce. The monarchy will, of

course, go on,

You set the standard high, Tonight, the heavens have

your star,

The brightest in the sky.

Charlie Horner, Bognor Regis, W. Sussex.