Saturday, 12 September 2020

R.I.P. Diana Rigg (1938-2020)

Short-lived, the life of Mrs. Bond
George Lazenby looked on aghast
For once our James's heart grew fond
Alas, this marriage didn't last*...

Nostalgia hits me, I recall
Those Sunday evenings on the box
When Emma Peel and Steed held sway
And «The Avengers» was the tops!

What sadness when I heard the news
Another Sixties' icon leaves
In Diana Rigg we lose
A wondrous actress; the world grieves...

Feisty, sexy, chic and smart
With that twinkle in her eye
We took Diana to our heart
And find it hard to say goodbye...

The dreaded «C» , the enemy
That she and Steed could not combat
But she roams in our memory:
Jump suit, tall boots and bowler hat...

(c) Poet in the woods 2020

* in the 1969 film:  "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"



She died on September 10th, 2020, aged 82.

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