Saturday, 12 December 2020

Taking Our Leave

Our ‘Sceptred Isle’ at end-of-tether

Brit life on the never-never

Mad scramble to tie up loose ends

Constant talk of fishy trends!

 

How to survive without free trade?

Long queues in Kent with tempers frayed

Reels of red tape at the Coast

With a “No Deal” folks, we’re toast!

 

Ahead,  a bureaucratic maze

As UK-sourced goods risk delays

Uncertainties in all fields trending;

The ins and outs are never ending…

 

Last ditch attempts, up to the wire;

The E.U. stands firm, does not tire

Of warning what we stand to lose

By Jan 1st we should have some clues!


(c) Poet in the woods 2020



'Sceptred Isle' speech by John of Gaunt in Shakespeare's "Richard II".

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