Touching tribute

I really enjoy reading your magazine (when I get a moment to myself!), and have been buying it for years now. There are always many articles I can connect with, and useful pointers on how to get the best out of life.

Recently, I felt very saddened by the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and it inspired me to write a poem, which I’d like to share with you…

IN MEMORIAM

As the light dims and the night falls, the curtains close on the reign of an outstanding monarch.

The nation is enveloped in sorrow and mourning.

Our sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth II was a figurehead of decency, a guiding moral compass.

She led with humility, dignity, respect, humbleness and duty. Her constant steadfastness provided anchorage, a firm ground on which to build our lives. Always present.

Rejoicing with us in times of happiness, showing stoicism in times of crisis.

The foundations stir uneasily at their core, in this time of profound change.

As the layers of stability are peeled away and the erosion of democracy takes place in the land of the free,

And as the values we once took for granted increasingly show the need to be defended,

A golden spirit forms another star in the sky.

Yet the birds still sing and the world still turns.

God save the king!