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To me compared with politicians Queen Elizabeth is solid as a rock.

                   Londinium


While the cogs of  Big Ben tick away.

All  dressed up in our best jeans.

Singing some good old oldies from our teens.

There sitting on a high horse with barking  Corgis .

A wolf and a posh growl.

A nay and a bite of hay.

A bucking horse.

A Buckingham sandwich.

Raising our wine glasses.

Nothing surpasses.

With our guest passes.

A song with the Queen.

No time for drunken PM.

Anytime am or pm.

Just me and the Queen.

Singing a tune.

Nearby early morning birds sending tweets.

Flying high upper class.

Downing Street party glass.

Don’t give a damn about everyday people.

Around the corner under Saint Paul’s steeple.

The man in the pulpit yells God Bless the Queen.

Solid as a rock.

A trustworthy Queen.

Before the early morning  tower Raven crows.

Rushes of good and bad blood flood the political heart.

Beside the Thames after a Beefeater and vegetarian breakfast.

The late night denier.

With last night’s alcohol breath.

On his Westminster stage

Faced with rage.

An untrustworthy sage.

Survives another day. 

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Re: Londinium

Oh that is so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     

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Yes Peatle - What he said !!

Oh, that is soooooooo good !

Nicely composed
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Nicely done Peatle smile     

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Thank you Brian and Jim also Jan for your kind compliment about my some what cryptic wording.  I suppose most people would have picked up that the Beefeater was a reference to the Tower Of London, Yeoman Warder’s but I also wonder how many picked up on the fact Beefeater is also a brand of Gin.

Beside the Thames after a Beefeater and vegetarian breakfast.     

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LOL Peatle,

That's the only thing I thought was the Gin
I had pictured a Gin Bloody Mary with celery, and Olives.
Well done, my cryptic muse !

Jim     

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TIGLJK wrote:

LOL Peatle,

That's the only thing I thought was the Gin
I had pictured a Gin Bloody Mary with celery, and Olives.
Well done, my cryptic muse !

Jim

Thank you Jim . I have never been a Gin or Bloody Mary drinker but I enjoy sometimes a Virgin Mary  basically a Bloody Mary without the gin, with a bit of pepper, Wostershire sauce  and drop of Tabasco sauce.  Gin has an interesting history in London I will attach a short video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lrZlEvQpIM     

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Peatle and I usually agree on everything, but there is one bit of this that we do differ! Wine....or as I know it: "devils urine" the only time I ever passed out after drinking!
Our queen is a great figure head for this country which unfortunately can't be said about other members of her family and elected politicians.

Well done Pedr     

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Btw, Londinium is the Roman name for London, or Llyndain Fawr in Welsh     

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Phill Williams wrote:

Peatle and I usually agree on everything, but there is one bit of this that we do differ! Wine....or as I know it: "devils urine" the only time I ever passed out after drinking!
Our queen is a great figure head for this country which unfortunately can't be said about other members of her family and elected politicians.

Well done Pedr

Cheers Piri,  I know what you mean the fermented grape can be a nasty thing.