Of State and Regency
August is such majesty
That weathers the tempest
Of an indeterminant life
For who can know
On which earthly scene
The bondage of flesh and blood leads us?
But you, O Supreme Lady
Have cast indifference aside,
And have cast smiles like pearl ripples
On the tides and waters of life!
What you have and do offer
Is intelligent compassion
Mixed with a genius
That quietens the unruly,
The unruly rule of its days
And many ways.
What corruptions you know of
You treat with an austere wisdom
Which brokers fools not gladly.
Smile, my lady, smile!
And you will cast a spell
For reverence on your age.
The page daily needs no script
That is not written
With compassionate need.
And as you cast your eyes
On a plethora of busyness
You so rightly judge,
With your wisdom
Garnered over your ninety years, fairly.
You stand in shafts of pure light
Which stream forth
From the heart of heaven.
Supremely regal, your humane response
To daily dilemmas does not interfere
With your duties
Of wife, mother and Grande Dame
To your people.
Long may you reign,
Estimable body of Regal Queen
Elizabetha Regina.
H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, The Blue Portrait I -- Ioanna Efthimiou
August is such majesty
That weathers the tempest
Of an indeterminant life
For who can know
On which earthly scene
The bondage of flesh and blood leads us?
But you, O Supreme Lady
Have cast indifference aside,
And have cast smiles like pearl ripples
On the tides and waters of life!
What you have and do offer
Is intelligent compassion
Mixed with a genius
That quietens the unruly,
The unruly rule of its days
And many ways.
What corruptions you know of
You treat with an austere wisdom
Which brokers fools not gladly.
Smile, my lady, smile!
And you will cast a spell
For reverence on your age.
The page daily needs no script
That is not written
With compassionate need.
And as you cast your eyes
On a plethora of busyness
You so rightly judge,
With your wisdom
Garnered over your ninety years, fairly.
You stand in shafts of pure light
Which stream forth
From the heart of heaven.
Supremely regal, your humane response
To daily dilemmas does not interfere
With your duties
Of wife, mother and Grande Dame
To your people.
Long may you reign,
Estimable body of Regal Queen
Elizabetha Regina.
H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, The Blue Portrait I -- Ioanna Efthimiou
Elizabeth II is the longest-serving monarch in British history, becoming head of the Commonwealth and queen regnant of seven independent countries (the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, though some of her realms have since become republics). She is also the world's longest-reigning queen and female head of state.
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