Letters to the Queen
an introduction from Shirley
Dainty lady on every committee
She’d fight for the right to be heard
Marched with the Legion and championed the Gurkas
Her cuppa as good as her word
From banquets to policies
State visit niceties
Always expressing her view
A straight talking, hard hitting
Woman who everyone knew!
A stained glass window, in memory of miners
A leather bound book names them all
Reflecting the light in the old St Paulinus
This Ollerton church standing tall
Community unity
Seizing opportunity
Always the right thing to do
This straight talking, fund raising
Woman who everyone knew!
…and she wrote
Letters to the Queen,
To a prince, a pope
And everyone in between
She’d have time, for those you’d never see
Still she wrote letters to the Queen
Ladies in waiting and temporary equerries
King Hussain’s Brigadier
High Commissioners, Private Secretaries
Replying year after year
Concern for the nation
A congratulation
A wedding to name but a few
This straight talking, peacemaking
Woman who everyone knew!
(Caroline Bonnett/Shirley Novak ©2020)