YOU'VE BEEN A DEAR DELIGHT!

by

(To Queen Mother Elizabeth, for Her 98th. Birthday)

Heaven should grant you, Queen, a longer life.

Angels applaud your Regal Reign on earth,

Praising those joyful years as Noble Wife --

Praying your years will be the most on earth!

You have been such a charm through all those years,

Britain's been blest -- and Great! -- because you ARE.

Imbued with fine ideals, none in arrears,

Reason and Love assert that you're a Star!

The memories you've cultured in our mind

Have drawn us into realms of constant hope.

Devoted to your subjects -- every kind! --

All of your days grow splendid as you cope.

You've Been A Dear Delight! So warm! So sage!

Dear Queen, you've been a Beacon, ever true!

Ever becoming Brighter as you age,

Although your light was dimmed in 'fifty-two....

Rarely do Sovereign Subjects feel so dear --

Queens, like most Royals, can be stuck on high!

Unbiased, wholesome styles -- like yours! -- are rare.

Each of your winsome traits evokes Love's sigh....

Each of us hopes this birthday's neither last,

Nor least, among the many you have seen.

May God, Dear Queen, evoke the finest past!

O may this birthday be the best there's been!

Truly, the chances are we'll never meet!

However, let's all reach across the miles,

Ennobled of each other.... Let us greet --

Rejoice this Day! -- Prayerful, with Love and Smiles.

NEXT?
Why don't you look at Henry
by: Fred Mason
from: Auckland, NZ

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