RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: GLOBAL AFFAIRS
England and Europe
“Someday we shall have to choose
between England and Europe.”
-- James Joyce, The Exiles
Brexit marked the end of a unified Europe
The English in their wisdom
Severed the bond that held the promise
of a bright and prosperous future
It seems the English have always seen
themselves above the continent
Not so for Ireland, Scotland, Wales
England casts her lot with America
The mighty land across the sea
The land that tore itself from Britain’s
royal bondage
The land that to this day speaks its
variations of Shakespeare’s tongue
The Irish form their own bonds across
the channel and the sea
The Scottish and the Welsh have
their own independent notions
Dependence on the British is at an end
They saw it coming long ago
The disintegration of the monarchy
The fraying of the isles
We see it coming still
In a world of great uncertainty
We see it with good will
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