It's All a Bit Complicated



It’s All A Bit Complicated ©
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
September 10, 2022

History will scrutinize the royal legacy
And criticism across the land shall splay
And some will spew words of rancor and venom
For colonialism can never repay
Some shall dwell in painful memories
Of deferring to a royal foreign Queen
While struggling daily to make ends meet
Thinking how unkind, how unfeeling, how mean!
Yet still a lofty life well lived
Well loved by the masses and throng
Her intention in life was of purest motivation
But best intentions can often go wrong
To support and love her British nation
No cruelty ever touched her soul
Her heart remained loving and pure
But still colonialism took its toll
Do we soil the spirit of Elizabeth the Queen
Should we cast aspersions in her death?
Or should we revel in a life lived long and well
And praise her with every loving breath
It’s just not so simple or maybe it is
For just flesh and blood in life she would remain
And late at night just she alone
Did feel the collective pain
A Queen can’t always reflect emotions
That dwell so deep within
Emotions that cut to the very core
Of where history has already been
Of things she just could never change
Nor things she could not erase
But a legacy of devotion she leaves us
A life seasoned with love we embrace
May peace reign now and forever
Dear Elizabeth we thank you for your love and your never-ending grace

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Honoring the rather complicated legacy of Queen Elizabeth

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Written on September 10, 2022

Submitted by shulman.gary on September 10, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XXA XBXXXCXCXDEDEBXBCFBFXGXGXHXHXIXIAI
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,408
Words 265
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 3, 34

Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.

Gary Shulman, MS. Ed. has spent a lifetime supporting vulnerable families and children. He began his career working with children with and without disabilities in an inclusive Head Start program in Brooklyn NY. He then transitioned to become the Special Needs and Early Childhood Coordinator for the Brooklyn Children's Museum for 10 years. His passion for advocacy grew as he worked more and more with parents of children with disabilities. For over 24 years he passionately advocated for the needs of these parents as the Social Services and Training Director for Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. in NYC. The last 8 years of his working life, Mr. Shulman served as a private Special Needs Consultant conducting hundreds of training sessions throughout NYC and beyond to help parents and professionals find and access the services and systems required to facilitate maximizing the potential of their children with disabilities. Now Mr. Shulman is happily retired in Palm Springs CA, but still volunteers his time any way he can to provide information to those in need of his expertise. Today, Gary enjoys sharing his poetry that he passionately writes with the goal of leaving this world a better place one word at a time. more…

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