Death came

of the wonders of the world,
age is less spoken about
the transition from moving
from an infant with little
or no knowledge to an adult,
grown, fully responsible, and queen.
gracious and elegant,
your grace, your reign
has etched itself in the
atmosphere. for generations
to come, tales of you
would be told to the ends of the world
of commonwealth, common wealth,
and conquering conquests.
of a loving mother, a nation’s leader
it’s been the same since day one
‘committed to service…’

Victor Oyedele