Tea by Kristina WoodhillI've known you so long, Elizabeth,
so I toast your darling Philip's passing,
sipping tea from tea cup
painted with your crowned likeness
brimming (boiling water, of course!) with memories,
bought by Mother for your 1953 coronation
and what would possess a Yankee
to souvenir a Royal
but for this very moment,
this century,
this kind of commitment
when we try to remain calm and carry on 04/15/2021 Author's Note: Sentence poem for April 13, 2021
Posted on 04/15/2021 Copyright © 2024 Kristina Woodhill
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