Carnell Boyd is a writer, painter, and poet who has always liked writing, “but more so over the last 28 years.” He describes his poems as ranging “from religion to what I call ‘getting fresh’ to patriotic.” Boyd is the author of “A Trojan Called Viking” and a former member of the National Society of Poets, “who somehow heard my name and invited me to a poetry contest in Las Vegas several years ago. I didn’t win, of course.” His poem below is a moving tribute to a very special queen.
THE QUEEN’S IMMORTALITY
When you enter your heavenly space, singing your
favorite song, Amazing Grace, an angel opens
a door, with a wonder, has she been here before.
You’re crooning from within your soul’s core,
another angel opens a door, with a wonder, has she
been here before.
Your voice sounding out into that ranging soar,
an angel opens a door, with a wonder, has
she been here before.
An immaculate melody coming from where
you had in store,
Another angel opens a door, with a wonder, has
she been here before.
The beauty of the octaves going up and down
right out of your inner bore, an angel opens a
door, with a wonder, has she been here before.
The ending nears on heaven’s grand floor, the angels
standing at each door, shouting, Aretha, we want more!
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