Homaging the Queen 15.9.23
Homaging the Queen
We went to London to see the Queen
homaging her memory with tens of thousands.
Through disability we gained wristbands
to access her lying in state this evening.
Meanwhile to Green Park, made more green
by floral tributes circling the tree bases,
opposite the heaps before Buckingham Palace,
thousands of tributes from young and old,
touching the spirit and helping make history.
Then to Westminster Hall in sombre procession
and Queen Elizabeth, in death, raised on high.
We stopped and turned to the catafalque
adorned with crown, orb and sceptre
beside the shining Cross of Jesus.
A bow, and a priestly blessing extended,
with heartfelt sorrow, tears and thanksgiving,
for a lady whose reign framed our times
and whose passing intersects eternity.
John Twisleton 15 September 2022
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