SOOC 19 - King & Queen

Bridges and footpaths,
The hours in The Queue,
The heat and the cold,
In respect, of course.

Princes, Princesses,
Ladies and Lords,
Soldiers and nurses,
And civilians, of course.

Bandsmen and pipers,
The old and the young,
The seated and standing,
At church, on concourse.

Reverse Arms, Salute,
Coffin on shoulders,
Slow March and then Halt,
Whispered, of course.

Tap, tap, change guard,
Vigil and silence,
Sceptre and Orb
A Crown, of course.

Church organ with choir,
Congregation in the streets,
Gun carriage and hearse,
By hand and by horse.

Medals and flowers,
In black and in colours,
Quiet and tearful,
The hush and applause.

Bouquets and the prayers,
The miles of goodbyes,
By night and by day,
Elizabeth, of course

(C) David Hoyland
19/9/2022

[Casablanca 🇬🇧]

Choice image ❤️ I can still hear that tap tap…..

[Hazel]

I like your take on this, Phil, image and poem. Thanks for sharing.

[Judith Johnson]

Oh and I thought you had made it up yourself Phil! Unusual image, love the poem

[haskar]

Love this.

[Carole Sandford]

Clever image, with the king in the foreground & the Queen in the background.

[Louise & Ken]

Everything here is superb... Well thought out!

[Phil Sandford]

@busylady No. the poem is from a friend I served with for 24 years in the Army.

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful

[gloria jones]

Well done.

[JackieR]

A beautiful tribute in a fabulous photo

[Babs]

Wonderful tribute and a beautiful poem. fav.

[Call me Joe]

Genius ❤️⭐️👌

[Merrelyn]

Beautifully done Phil, a lovely tribute by you and your friend.

[Margaret Brown]

Nicely done

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Fav!

[KV]

Nice!