We Are A Republic

 

 

Today, we are a Republic

Now, what does this mean?

One thing for sure

We have no Queen.

 

Nothing wrong with this

We should be proud,

We have replaced the Queen

With one from our crowd.

 

President Sandra Mason

She’s now our Head of State,

It’s the 30^th of November!

Don’t forget the date!

 

Fifty-five years ago.

Yes!  It was in 1966

That we decided that night

We will steer our own ship.

 

We had still maintained ties

With the colonial master

Which is a constant reminder

Of slavery and disaster.

 

The memory will continue

But ceremonial ties are at an end,

As an independent country

We have turned the bend.

 

 

Today we are a new republic

We must chart a new course,

With Dame Sandra as President

And Almighty God our source.

 

For in Him are the treasures

Every country seeks,

Whether they know this or not

In Him they are complete.

 

They can do nothing

Without the strength He gives

And without His lifeline

None can live.

 

Today we are a Republic

Barbados is still our name,

And whatever the future

This must not change.

 

Whatever ties we determine

They must be unattached,

We must bury all umbilical cords

We must never go back.

 

 

We are past the natal stage

Puberty and adolescent too,

We must now forge ahead

And our efforts renew...

 

To build a better Barbados

For the old and the young

In which our weak is protected

By those that are strong.

 

Our People’s Republic

Ought to be our aim and goal

Under God our Creator

Inscribed in bold.

 

Today we are the republic

What ought to be our view?

A better Barbados for all Barbadians

It’s what we must do.

 

Today we salute Barbados

And our President:

Her Excellency,

The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason.

 

Stewart Russell © November 30, 2021