poem meme from billfl

[scarfman]

When you see this, post your favorite poem in your journal.

Us Two by 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."
"That's 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 to me.
"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," said Pooh, said he.
"That's how it is," said Pooh.

Comments

[theta-g.livejournal.com]

This is why LJ bests its pretenders. I can wake up from a nap and have this waiting for me. And of course credit to you for posting it :-)

[outsdr.livejournal.com]

As a child, I never liked Dr. Seuss, because of all his made-up words. But I loved A. A. Milne, because of his clever word use. And one of my favorite illustrations in the book was of the "dragons" they were scaring.