Never fails to make me cry Shell, hence the tissue remark 

Loving that Wordsworth poem too LC
                                                                                                                                                                             

There aren't many poems i like. espicially soperific love poems or self indulgent tales of misery.   This is my favourite poem. I've put it up before but some newbies may like it. taken from the legion riders website.     JUST A COMMON SOLDIER(A Soldier Died Today)by A. Lawrence Vaincourt   He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast,And he sat around the Legion, telling stories of the past.Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done,In his exploits with his buddies; they were heroes, every one.   And tho' sometimes, to his neighbors, his tales became a joke,All his Legion buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke.But we'll hear his tales no longer for old Bill has passed away,And the world's a little poorer, for a soldier died today.   He will not be mourned by many, just his children and his wife,For he lived an ordinary and quite uneventful life.Held a job and raised a family, quietly going his own way,And the world won't note his passing, though a soldier died today.   When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in state,While thousands note their passing and proclaim that they were great.Papers tell their whole life stories, from the time that they were young,But the passing of a soldier goes unnoticed and unsung.   Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our landA guy who breaks his promises and cons his fellow man?Or the ordinary fellow who, in times of war and strife,Goes off to serve his Country and offers up his life?   A politician's stipend and the style in which he livesAre sometimes disproportionate to the service that he gives.While the ordinary soldier, who offered up his all,Is paid off with a medal and perhaps, a pension small.   It's so easy to forget them for it was so long ago,That the old Bills of our Country went to battle, but we knowIt was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys,Who won for us the freedom that our Country now enjoys.   Should you find yourself in danger, with your enemies at hand,Would you want a politician with his ever-shifting stand?Or would you prefer a soldier, who has sworn to defendHis home, his kin and Country and would fight until the end?   He was just a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin,But his presence should remind us we may need his like again.For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldier's partIs to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.   If we cannot do him honor while he's here to hear the praise,Then at least let's give him homage at the ending of his days.Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that would say,Our Country is in mourning, for a soldier died today.   © 1987 A. Lawrence Vaincourt                                                                                                                                                                             

lettuce is soporific, not love poems                                                                                                                                                                              

The Ultimate poetry in motion.....   Olivia Newton John In Leathers Riding a sports bike OMG   i know it doesn't rhyme but it dont matter                                                                                                                                                                             

Lettuce can be soppy as are love poems which i persume you were thinking of LC.  but lettuce doesn't send me to sleep which is what soporific means.                                                                                                                                                                               

Just cos I is blonde do not think i am daft, I know perfectly well what "soporific" means  And lettuces are indeed soporific, cos they sent peter rabbit to sleep in Mr Mcgregor's garden.. so there                                                                                                                                                                              

Peter Rabbit rules....sod off Mr McGregor                                                                                                                                                                             

Paul you sad sad soul you lol                                                                                                                                                                             

Kermit the from has got a big n for sticking into miss piggy he stuck it once he stuck it up twice and now they got two little green piggys              see i can do romantic too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                                                                                             

Here's a topical one - with the snow an all - wot I wrote  

EVEREST   Chomolongma – the living mountain Awakens a hunger that breeds On restless anticipation.   Your primal territorial instinct Yearns to proclaim ownership, To embark on a formidable adventure Of unknown parameters.   Heightened senses absorb The portentous impact of Each glacier, serac and crevasse; Each couloir, col and cornice.   Every gravity-laden step is hindered By a tempestuous, ruthless assault. Moisture is vacuumed from every breath, Your freeze-dried face full of hope.   One more step and One scant breath One more and One more.   You glance up to a wall of ice You glance again; the same.   One more step and One scant breath One more and One more.   Breathe in the sky! You are stunned into a state of exquisite transcendence, as Colossal landscapes do battle to enter your eyes. You are loath to relinquish your stake As Mother, Goddess of the Earth embraces you.   The jet stream serpent screams for your descent Through the desiccated litter of failed explorers Gorged on by the black Gorak ravens.   And your reward for offerings of Spirit, sacrifice and endurance Is life, Tea, And biscuits.

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wish I was a donutAnd get eaten every dayTo stick on someone's fingersIn a most delightful way I wish I was a donutSugar coated just for funFull and round for easy gripAnd a hole to put your tongue I wish I was a donutLong and filled with custard creamDelicious on the taste budsA succulent silken dream                                                                                                                                                                             

we're gonna do the villaMy bluenose mates and mewe're going down to villa parkand win the game by 3we are gonna be the victorsfrom these 2 football teamsAnd Bj will be cryingand buy me heinz baked beans   She's gonna buy me a pint of abbott ale followed by yuk sung, roast duck with bamboo shoots and a bowl of mr whippy to finish off reallly but it didn't rhyme..... LMAO....big time.....                                                                                                                                                                             

Fight, fight, whoever you may be, We are the lads of the Holte Army,And we'll beat you all,Whoever you may be,We are the lads of the Holte Army...                                                                                                                                                                             

We are the lads   BJ openly admits "she" is really a cross dessing skinhead from the Holte end.....   And we'll beat you all   unless you're called West Ham.......                                                                                                                                                                             

Bluey u found out my secret ssshhhhhhhhhhhh dont want folk to know the ass is all padding !!!!

Still on top of you i believe :)
                                                                                                                                                                             

Still on top of you i believe :)   BJ !!!! some people might need an explanation..... I'm still a good boy y'know.. You and Drobbs make a fine pair I must say....                                                                                                                                                                              

What u want drobs on top as well ...........................                                                                                                                                                                              

No silly......I want us on top, and everyone else underneath.... especially be nice to see you on the bottom... then I'd LMAO   There can be only one....and that should be us.... Get it now.... (shakes head tutting)  Villa fans !!!! where do they get em from ???   UP THE BLUES                                                                                                                                                                             

I want us on top, and everyone else underneath....
especially be nice to see you on the bottom

mmm ....... surely ur statement as it was directed at me does not make grammatical sense , by the using the word us, must then mean you and me, so if that is the case how i can i be on top yet u wish to see me on th ebottom ???
                                                                                                                                                                             

By definition, if we are on top, then you must be underneath us. And if you were on top we would be underneath you. Get it now ??? However, at the moment you are not on top but we are still underneath you....savvy???? So what u saying.....you a secret closet, Tassel wearing Bluenose ????   Yipeeeeeeeeeeee