22 FEBRUARY 1975, Page 11

Ode to Margaret

Margaret, thy power and thee, We obey.

Homage to thy victory!

And we pray We'll celebrate this day.

Lead us from the wintry heath, Where we've lost our own right way On the shifting ground beneath.

Pearled, twin-setted, and ornate; Please God, may Thou a North tongue cultivate To display Homespun 'neath thy top array.

Maggie luv, we look to thee; May thy voices in the fray Overcome the enemy! Basil Charles