Saturday, 23 March 2024

A Royal Bench Mark

Alone, upon a bench in jeans,

With springtime flowers right behind

Catherine*, poised and calm it seems

To her sad truth is inclined.

 

Poignant, with a touching grace

She says it “like it is” at last

Some tabloids now have mud on face!

To take it all in - a hard task…

 

School holidays mean kids at home;

That they must be told is raw

Gently these facts are made known;

Hope fights - but no one knows the score…

 

Hence as springtime comes in leaf

Mist and shadows shield the sun

As Mother Courage hides her grief

And prays for summer yet to come …


(c) Poets in the woods 2024




* Princess Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and  wife of Prince William



 

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