Put down your crown and sceptre
Your orb and mantle tremendous
You’ve earned your relaxation
You’ve stood the take a look at
A Queen proud and divine
So a few years of service
With elegant regard
No monarch has proven such reserve
Or labored so very onerous
Dutiful in occasions of stress
A countenance so calm
An ethic to proceed work
With each ounce of attraction
Coping with her grieving coronary heart
With a Pagliacci smile
Not faltering to point out her loss
Or weeping a short time
And now she joins her husband
In God’s palace within the skies
Her royal duties now handed on
With the closing of her eyes
God Bless you Queen Elizabeth
You’ve left footwear onerous to fill
However you’ve additionally left a son and inheritor
To inherit your robust will.
Let’s hope he proves himself to all
And makes a worthy King
Adored identical to his mom
And in contact with the whole lot
Palaces and riches
Rely for nothing ultimately
However true management and honesty
Made our Queen a loyal pal.
By David Whitney, Torrevieja© 2022
