The Queen Speaks

Her words rang true then, as they do now

Deborah Barchi

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n.b. The following is a brief piece I wrote more than two years ago, very early in the world’s battle with Covid. The late Queen’s word spoke to me of courage and hope then, as they do to me now.

Today Elizabeth II, Queen of England since 1952 and the longest ruling monarch in British…

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Deborah Barchi

Deborah Barchi has recently retired from her career as a librarian and now has time to read, explore nature, and write poetry and essays.