Alan Alexander Milne People Poems
- 1. The Dormouse And The Doctor
There once was a Dormouse who lived in a bed
Of delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red),
And all the day long he'd a wonderful view
Of geraniums (red) and delphiniums (blue).
... - 2. Spring Morning
Where am I going? I don't quite know.
Down to the stream where the king-cups grow-
Up on the hill where the pine-trees blow-
Anywhere, anywhere. I don't know.
... - 3. Market Square
I had a penny,
A bright new penny,
I took my penny
To the market square.
... - 4. The King's Breakfast
The King's Breakfast
The King asked
The Queen, and
The Queen asked
... - 5. The Friend
There are lots and lots of people who are always asking things,
Like Dates and Pounds-and-ounces and the names of funny Kings,
And the answer's always Sixpence or A Hundred Inches Long.
And I know they'll think me silly if I get the answer wrong.
... - 6. Solitude
I have a house where I go
When there's too many people,
I have a house where I go
Where no one can be;
... - 7. Disobedience
James James
Morrison Morrison
Weatherby George Dupree
Took great
... - 8. Politeness
If people ask me,
I always tell them:
"Quite well, thank you, I'm very glad to say."
If people ask me,
... - 9. Teddy Bear
A bear, however hard he tries,
Grows tubby without exercise.
Our Teddy Bear is short and fat,
Which is not to be wondered at;
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