A poem entitled England

Got this from a young friend today.

My England
Goodbye to my England, So long my old friend
Your days are numbered, being brought to an end
To be Scottish, Irish or Welsh that's fine
But don't say you're English, that's way out of line.

The French and the Germans may call themselves such
So may Norwegians, the Swedes and the Dutch
You can say you are Russian or maybe a Dane
But don't say you're English ever again.

At Broadcasting House the word is taboo
In Brussels it's scrapped, in Parliament too
Even schools are affected. Staff do as they're told
They must not teach children about England of old.

Writers like Shakespeare, Milton and Shaw
The pupils don't learn about them anymore
How about Agincourt, Hastings , Arnhem or Mons ?
When England lost hosts of her very brave sons.

We are not Europeans, how can we be?
Europe is miles away, over the sea
We're the English from England, let's all be proud
Stand up and be counted - Shout it out loud!

Let's tell our Government and Brussels too
We're proud of our heritage and the Red, White and Blue
Fly the flag of Saint George or the Union Jack
Let the world know -

WE WANT OUR ENGLAND BACK !!!!

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Very good Janela
I fear it is too late to turn the clock back though, too many have a vested interest in not doing so...

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O O O so true

Can I quote that?

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Brilliant !

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Sad - but true ......
Did you write that Janela - it really is good !

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Please do

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Brilliant and so very true .....

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Sorry to threw cold water on the proceedings here but the England of old wasn't so hot was it? Arrogant aristocracy with too much power, far too rich for their own good - taxing the poor - terrible atrocities carried out by the church in foreign lands - the list is endless. We have marvellous scholars to wonder at but these were individuals battling for survival half the time. Nah the 'England of old' was just a bit dire to say the least.

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Spoken like a true Welshman Mark

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I have a good mind to write another poem about the 'England of old' and tell how it really was .