Alan Alexander Milne Dear Poems
- 1. Independence
I never did, I never did,
I never did like "Now take care, dear!"
I never did, I never did,
I never did want "Hold-my-hand";
... - 2. Pinkle Purr
Tattoo was the mother of Pinkle Purr,
A little black nothing of feet and fur;
And by-and-by, when his eyes came through,
He saw his mother, the big Tattoo.
... - 3. Buckingham Palace
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
Alice is marrying one of the guard.
"A soldier's life is terrible hard,"
... - 4. The Christening
What shall I call
My dear little dormouse?
His eyes are small,
But his tail is e-nor-mouse.
... - 5. Missing
Has anybody seen my mouse?
I opened his box for half a minute,
Just to make sure he was really in it,
... - 6. Come Out With Me
There's sun on the river and sun on the hill . . .
You can hear the sea if you stand quite still!
There's eight new puppies at Roundabout Farm-
And I saw an old sailor with only one arm!
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