The poem – titled Floral Tribute – employs the form of a double acrostic, meaning the first letter of each line spells out the name “Elizabeth” twice over.
– employs the form of a double acrostic, meaning the first letter of each line spells out the name “Elizabeth” twice over. It is made up of two stanzas of nine lines each, and describes the arrival of a September evening., which appeared in her wedding and coronation bouquets and is expected to be used during her funeral service on Monday .
“A promise made and kept for life – that was your gift,” it reads. “Because of which, here is a gift in return, glovewort to some / Each shining bonnet guarded by stern lance-like leaves.”Speaking about the process of writing the poem, which has been, Armitage said he wanted to write something “personal […] without being intrusive”.
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