Day 30 still

As one life passes, a whole community knows? how to move on
Passing through generations ---
She was a favourite, but I was sometimes not impressed
Even so,
--- the baton of civilised behaviour

Passing on, dead as dead
a whole community would move on, not knowing
Passing through generations ---
She was well behaved, but we'd have liked to see certain spark, for certain strife
--- it couldn't ever have been a dropping of the baton, could it?

The knowing is in the vision
And now hers has passed
Let's not waste the next, and the next...and the next

Perhaps all it was - her plan - was to pass on
The baton of civilised behaviour

Your Majesty, I love you quite in hindsight mostly
As all through the passing, I saw
No push back on the old boys' network

If all you have left to me
is ideas of decorum, that'll do
At this stage, it's probably plenty legacy

I get it, maybe,
Civilisation does not generally see courage

Thank you, Ma'am
I'd courtesy for you, not to you

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I really really really wanted to meet our Queen.
I really did - you have no idea.



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