09-10-2012, 12:06 PM
The Jubilee has come and gone,
leaving in its fettered wake
the gaudy hearts of monarchists.
"Mummy" said a little girl
being led to watch the boats,
"what does our Queen do?"
"She waves" mummy answered,
cupping one hand and turning her wrist
from side to side.
leaving in its fettered wake
the gaudy hearts of monarchists.
"Mummy" said a little girl
being led to watch the boats,
"what does our Queen do?"
"She waves" mummy answered,
cupping one hand and turning her wrist
from side to side.
"We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges." - Gene Wolfe