I think George Sims' Victorian poem, as repro'd above by Charley Noble 31 Jul 10 5.38, a most moving work. I consider it a great shame that it has been so widely parodied and disgracefully travestied. I know all about the tradition of parody and humour & all that; but there are limits. Those posting early on this thread & knowing only those ~ one thing. But how anyone can go on posting these unfunny parodies of an accomplished [tho now admittedly perhaps a bit dated] work about such intolerable misfortune & grief is entirely beyond my comprehension. FOR SHAME!

So I'm a po-faced, killjoy, humourless prig ···

I'll live with it.

~Michael~