for thirty-years
and a little bit more
you had become pacified
the past still haunts us
as long as there are
those who remember it
brightly but not luminous
you leave us
we are grateful, not sad
for not since
two centuries
has this happened
an orderly and peaceful
end to the gentle
quietude of your reign
by your side
the strength of your queen
so to speak
and now it shall continue –
the common good even
if it is with spiritual overtones
welcome
welcome
new era
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