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'Woven Legacy': A poem to mark the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla

A poem to mark the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla by winners of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition: Amaal Fawzi, Maulika Pandey, Madeleine Wood, Ethan Charles Mufuma and Esther Mungalaba.



'Woven Legacy'


The years slip gently through our fingers like silk,

But unfurl to reveal a beautiful blazing tapestry.

Past and future gild the valleys and the hills

As the sun crowns a horizon woven with legacy.


Time can erode away the temporary,

Time can pass you by if you stay still,

But time has no power over memory –

Time cannot change how hope can feel.


To the future we look,

A new King, a new Queen,

For them, for us.

Together a future will be built.

Memories forged.

History made.


As the new dawn arises,