May 21, 2022 2:40 am
Like millions, I sat and watched the Windsor Celebrations on TV and felt - like my parents would have been, very proud to celebrate Our Gracious Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Such a perfect performances of horsemanship, precision marching and bands, drummers and dancers. All the pageantry I love: Army/Navy/Air Force bands, bagpipers, galloping horses, Scottish, Irish, Bollywood dancers, orchestral music, steel band and drama. The only negative (for me) was Tom Cruise? He certainly managed the most amazing PR for his latest movie. I am baffled; why was an American actor given first billing over and above higher-achieving British performers? I thought it was a celebration of Our Queen and the Commonwealth? Did the Queen really choose to include him? Counting sleep… I have so many Pinterest boards, they overwhelm me… but it’s necessary I check them every night before sleep. Gazing at the beautiful photos calms me, prepares me for rest. It’s a mystery – drives hubby mad as I consider for hours… glittering jewels, intricate designs, glamourous clothes. Royal fashion icons addictively inspire imagination. A girly thing, I know, which by now, I should have outgrown… Then last night’s epiphany! I don’t actually want jewels, gorgeous gowns… travel to exotic places, adoration. It’s something else entirely. Lingering over pictures of our Queen examining her dress… Remembering my mother similarly draped, often in home made. I need that royal smile or frown knowing her royal age, limited time left to vicariously exist… believe I’ve not lost someone I love and still miss. Frances Macaulay Forde © 2018
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Thank you Gabriela Maria MIlton for the like. Have just purchased two of your books of poetry on Kindle. Looking forward to a good read. Stay safe and well. 🙂
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By Frances Macaulay Forde on May 21, 2022 at 7:50 am