Elegantly, She Left

Adegbembo Sam 1968 (Sapele)



Twenty twenty-two is a great year
It may be too complicated to bear
A lot has been heard and also seen
But none like the funeral of the Queen
The most celebrated
To some, hated
All in all it was an amazing Monday
Hundreds of powers came from far away.

She reigned for three scores and ten
With such greatness too much to pen
I am black but not black now
All you can do is ask me how
I won't frown on the crown in her death
We didn't act when she was in rude health
Let's not mourn with a fault
She's now lying in the Vault.

About this poem

This poem was written the moment Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest.

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Written on September 19, 2022

Submitted by sam_edmund on September 20, 2022

Modified by sam_edmund on September 20, 2022

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAABBXX CCDDXXEE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 524
Words 111
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 8

Adegbembo Sam

Sam Adegbembo is a high school English and literature teacher in Nigeria. more…

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