John Twisleton’s poems

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