I know I should write

Yes, I saw The King*s Speech and liked it a lot.   Great movie in its unexpurgated version.  What is it about the Royal Family that is so all-fired fascinating that we have to see and comment and have visions of tea and scones, clotted cream, with the Queen?  I was bound and determined not to write about The Royal Wedding when Jeff and I went to work out this morning... and there they all were, lined up TV after TV after TV.  Jeff tells me the men*s dressing room featured the NFL draft.

I know I should write

About the Royal Wedding today,

Will and Kate married

And all the accoutrements

That come with such things,

Big and public and all the people that matter

Present and British.

I should write about

The Americans who got up early

To make scones and drink tea,

Raise glasses of champagne, in a toast,

At

I do

Or

I will

Even though the wedding prayers

Are sexist.

I am after all

An Episcopal priest and claim some ties

To the Church of England

And by that I mean

To Royalty.

I should write about the crowds

The color of the Queen*s dress

The Londoners who rented out their houses

For a pretty sum.

Now they are married with the Archbishop of Canterbury

Presiding

The Bishop of London

Preaching

He is a favorite of Prince Charles, you know.

I should write about all the memories of Diana

Of course she would have been there.

What would she have worn

To the wedding?

If  I wrote such a thing I would figure

What she would have worn,

Being Diana

Of course.

I know I should write such a thing

Everyone is watching

You know.

Everyone is watching.

Still watching.