Say it with flowers?

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Please bear in mind this was the entry for *last* years competition ... I did try to mail it then ... but just my luck, it bounced!

SOL'S LAMENT

With dates, as I'm sure you are well aware
I seem to miss that certain flair.
I seem to fail from the off,
All I get is that embarrassed cough.

But rest assured while often hated,
It doesn't mean I've never dated.
In charm and niceness I excel,
Even with the looks from hell.

If only I was given the chance,
That women's life I could enhance.
A life of servitude I'd endure,
Anything to find the lonely cure!

But alas I fear I've missed again,
My luck with dates doesn't end with Women.
For it seems that the entry date's expired,
And I've missed the date the entry's required!