I write a lot of poetry. Allow me to share what was a predictive poem about a lady, a leader for whom I have deep respect.

THE EVERYWHERE LADY
(Recognising Lia Finocchiaro)

Lia is here
And Lia is there
Around the Territory
She’s everywhere
One of two left
From voter dump
She joined what was
A political rump.

Did she bundle drop
No bloody fear
She strove to recover,
And year by year
Began rebuilding
With her team
The CLP
Could again be seen.

Come 2020
And in the poll
Emerged her party
On a shallow roll
‘Twas no tsunami
Or uplift from Heaven,
But five more seats
To give them seven.

The party’s impact
Has really grown
With her team onboard
She has shown
The CLP can guarantee
That a better government
It could be.
More and more voters say,
The CLP is back – hooray!

Election’s due in 2024
Lia’s cohort at the door,
They can win
They’ve had enough
Of second best
The team is tough
Lia’s heart will swell with pride
When they sit on the government side.

And now they are the government.