EU-LOGY
It had been a rare week, an extremely rare week
Just after the summer solstice
That’s how the week started
And in rare synchrony with it the strawberry moon
And then
It had been a rare night, an extremely rare night
With thunder and lightning, and the lightning so strong
Thus making the night-sky so bright
That you started to wonder if it was really night
And then
The rain came, a lot of rain came
And flooding happened, and there was so much water
That some tube stations were closed
And it took longer to make your way to work
And this
Was Referendum-Day, a precarious day
And as a result precarious results came in
A tiny majority were saying they didn’t want a share
With the countries they are surrounded by
And so
It became a rare morning, a rare and precarious morning
Filled with daze and disbelief
Would it have been easier for communication
To refer back to Shakespeare
And ask on the ballot paper ‘To Be or Not to Be together’
This was really the Question
And then to ask yourself
What happens to your being, and can you be at all
If you were alone. © Ursula Troche, 6.16
Collective Whole
Concurrent stories were these
That intermingled nicely with my Eulogies:
It was also Windrush Day
A day that commemorates Carribeans on demand
Because they had to, they had been asked to
And so they came before Europe
See here (and hear) the echoes of the title
‘They came before Columbus’
Important book by Ivan van Sertima
And now we all come
Together
In solidarity
With each other
In honour
Of each other’s contribution to our Collective Whole!
Long may this solidarity continue
And long may this awareness rise
And these connections be recognised
And become our Collective Conscious
As we became Londoners
together
It was also Refugee Week
Feel the impact
Don’t forget the weak
And make us strong
Together
Consider their status is ‘Leave to Remain’
And so we must remain
And become
Together again
Long may this solidarity continue
And long may this awareness rise
And these connections be recognised
And become our Collective Conscious
As we became Londoners
Together. © Ursula Troche, 6.16