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<blockquote data-quote="Nissien" data-source="post: 404452" data-attributes="member: 7295">A couple of my favouritesHere are a few that I like ...War Sonnet V. The Soldier -- Rupert BrookeIf I should die, think only this of me:That there's some corner of a foreign fieldThat is for ever England. There shall beIn that rich earth a richer dust concealed;A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,A body of England's, breathing English air,Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home. And think, this heart, all evil shed away,A pulse in the eternal mind, no lessGives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.Us Two -- A.A. MilneWherever I am, there's always Pooh, There's always Pooh and Me. Whatever I do, he wants to do, &quot;Where are you going today?&quot; says Pooh ... &quot;Well, that's very odd 'cos I was too. Let's go together,&quot; says Pooh, says he. &quot;Let's go together,&quot; says Pooh. &quot;What's twice eleven?&quot; I said to Pooh, (&quot;Twice what?&quot; said Pooh to Me.) &quot;I think it ought to be twenty two.&quot; &quot;Just what I think myself,&quot; said Pooh. &quot;It wasn't an easy sum to do, But that's what it is,&quot; said Pooh, said he. &quot;That's what it is,&quot; said Pooh.&quot;Let's look for dragons,&quot; I said to Pooh. &quot;Yes, let's,&quot; said Pooh to Me. We crossed the river and found a few ... &quot;Yes, those are dragons all right,&quot; said Pooh. &quot;As soon as I saw their beaks I knew. That's what they are,&quot; said Pooh, said he. &quot;That's what they are,&quot; said Pooh. &quot;Let's frighten the dragons,&quot; I said to Pooh. &quot;That's right,&quot; said Pooh to Me. &quot;I'm not afraid,&quot; I said to Pooh, And I held his paw and I shouted &quot;Shoo! Silly old dragons!&quot; ... and off they flew. &quot;I wasn't afraid,&quot; said Pooh, said he, &quot;I'm never afraid with you.&quot; So wherever I am, there's always Pooh, There's always Pooh and Me. &quot;What would I do?&quot; I said to Pooh, &quot;If it wasn't for you,&quot; and Pooh said ... &quot;True, It isn't much fun for One, but Two Can stick together,&quot; says Pooh, says he. &quot;That's how it is,&quot; says Pooh.I'd also like to mention Tony Harrison's poetry, &quot;Ode to a Nightingale&quot; by Keats, and Robert Browning's &quot;Childe Rowland to the Dark Tower Came&quot; (how can you not love a poem that starts &quot;My first thought was, he lied in every word, That hoary cripple&quot;?).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nissien, post: 404452, member: 7295"] [b]A couple of my favourites[/b] Here are a few that I like ... War Sonnet V. The Soldier -- Rupert Brooke If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England. There shall be In that rich earth a richer dust concealed; A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware, Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam, A body of England's, breathing English air, Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home. And think, this heart, all evil shed away, A pulse in the eternal mind, no less Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given; Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day; And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness, In hearts at peace, under an English heaven. Us Two -- A.A. Milne Wherever I am, there's always Pooh, There's always Pooh and Me. Whatever I do, he wants to do, "Where are you going today?" says Pooh ... "Well, that's very odd 'cos I was too. Let's go together," says Pooh, says he. "Let's go together," says Pooh. "What's twice eleven?" I said to Pooh, ("Twice what?" said Pooh to Me.) "I think it ought to be twenty two." "Just what I think myself," said Pooh. "It wasn't an easy sum to do, But that's what it is," said Pooh, said he. "That's what it is," said Pooh. "Let's look for dragons," I said to Pooh. "Yes, let's," said Pooh to Me. We crossed the river and found a few ... "Yes, those are dragons all right," said Pooh. "As soon as I saw their beaks I knew. That's what they are," said Pooh, said he. "That's what they are," said Pooh. "Let's frighten the dragons," I said to Pooh. "That's right," said Pooh to Me. "I'm not afraid," I said to Pooh, And I held his paw and I shouted "Shoo! Silly old dragons!" ... and off they flew. "I wasn't afraid," said Pooh, said he, "I'm never afraid with you." So wherever I am, there's always Pooh, There's always Pooh and Me. "What would I do?" I said to Pooh, "If it wasn't for you," and Pooh said ... "True, It isn't much fun for One, but Two Can stick together," says Pooh, says he. "That's how it is," says Pooh. I'd also like to mention Tony Harrison's poetry, "Ode to a Nightingale" by Keats, and Robert Browning's "Childe Rowland to the Dark Tower Came" (how can you not love a poem that starts "My first thought was, he lied in every word, That hoary cripple"?). [/QUOTE]

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