Goodbye

A nation mourns

The end of an era

Now a new beginning

 

A family grieves

In the public eye

All up for scrutiny

 

Four siblings

Walk side by side

Behind their mother’s coffin

 

Brothers come together

After a rough couple of years

Their body language discussed

 

The nation lost a Queen

We are allowed to grieve

And show our respect

 

A family lost their mother,

Grandmother and Great Grandmother

We should let them grieve

 

Respect the family’s privacy

Stop criticising their movements

Just let them grieve

 

Jo Anne Kennedy

September 2022