Divorce from the EU

A time of turbulence seems to be

On the horizon, now that we

Have voted to move from the EU scene,

Although there may be years between

The vote and the actual time of divorce

For there’s a lot to do of course

Before it’s final, and things return

To something normal; meanwhile we’ll learn

As days go by how much will change

As politicians seek to arrange

An orderly exit, one which will

As far as possible, fulfil

The need for still remaining friends,

After the EU treaty ends.

Only a wise, all-seeing sage

Could make predictions at this stage,

About events in years ahead;

All that most can do instead

Is look at the facts and try to guess

Those most relevant, and address

Where they might lead in EU terms,

What contradicts and what confirms.

And always there needs to be kept in mind

That in the future one may find

That the whole great edifice may fall,

So there is no EU at all.