Home Pride Poem by Matthew Holloway

More than an island in the sea
More than great rising white cliffs
And fields of pasture and flock
More than a history in buildings made
More than the words of the bard
The people, the stories, the spirit
Never give up, never surrender
A home to keep warm
Against every oncoming storm
Where kings and queens have reigned
Where heroes have lived
A nation united as family
This is my country my England
Where the lion sits guard
And in its roar is heard
The passion and the pride
That will never die