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Abbey Road
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Tomorrow
A service
At Westminster
The building will serve
The people will be served
With liturgical goodbyes
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I don’t know what she wrote for
Entry into Poets’ Corner
Maybe nothing
Maybe she’ll only visit there
From time to time
To listen
To the works
Or the squabbles
Among minds
(the laureates she knew
plus others)
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We may salute her
For her military service
“Princess Auto Mechanic”
And she knew her work
Dear in wartime
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Or try this—Your Majesty
Elizabeth
We hard knew ye
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C L Couch
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clcouch123 
September 19, 2022 at 8:01 am
Hmmm. Such a different reaction here in Ireland. Really not being talked about. Indifference comes to mind. Totally understandable.
September 19, 2022 at 9:00 pm
Well, I don’t have a romantic feeling for the royals. But she was a person; now she’s gone. Any Irish person who doesn’t note her passing much should be appreciated.
September 20, 2022 at 7:41 am
I agree. As a person and one with integrity, she is to be honored. I think this statement from The Irish Times reflects some of the sentiment. “In Ireland we take our funerals much as we take our tea: brisk, chatty and with a minimum of fuss. So there is a degree of culture shock watching Britain grieve for its queen.”
September 21, 2022 at 11:47 pm
When I was a child, I stayed home from school and sat in front of the TV–I was planted there–while my mother ironed. Broadcast were the procession and the funeral for JFK. I didn’t nearly appreciate all that was going on or why. Even more grown-up, I’m not sure how I’d take in all the days of mourning even for the queen (or JFK).
September 19, 2022 at 5:21 pm
Excellent.
September 19, 2022 at 8:58 pm
Many thanks!