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From the Rooms of the Prom Queen

© Joseph Mayo Wristen

I was there with the young men who danced to OZ.
I filled the room with
my expectations,
creamed the walls with my visions
while applauding their rebelliousness.

my pledge to you

© Joseph Mayo Wristen

the possibilities of our love
about
what you were going to do
about
what you thought i should do

Valentine

© Joseph Mayo Wristen

promises given between
healing words of hope and
understanding

Falling Water

© Joseph Mayo Wristen

The nights are lonely here without her,
I will be with her soon;
Our happiness.

Thinking of You

© Joseph Mayo Wristen

from the time it leaves
the branch of the tree
to the time it touches
the ground I will
have thought of you
my love, a thousand times

Hoppity

© Alan Alexander Milne

Christopher Robin goes
Hoppity, hoppity,
Hoppity, hoppity, hop.
Whenever I tell him
Politely to stop it, he
Says he can't possibly stop.

The Dormouse and the Doctor

© Alan Alexander Milne

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).

Politeness

© Alan Alexander Milne

If people ask me,
I always tell them:
"Quite well, thank you, I'm very glad to say."
If people ask me,

Twinkletoes

© Alan Alexander Milne

When the sun
Shines through the leaves of the apple-tree,
When the sun
Makes shadows of the leaves of the apple-tree,

Brownie

© Alan Alexander Milne

In a corner of the bedroom is a great big curtain,
Someone lives behind it, but I don't know who;
I think it is a Brownie, but I'm not quite certain.
(Nanny isn't certain, too.)

For I went to the stall where they sold sweet lavender
("Only a penny for a bunch of lavender!").
"Have you got a rabbit, 'cos I don't want lavender?"
But they hadn't got a rabbit, not anywhere there.

Buckingham Palace

© Alan Alexander Milne

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,"
Says Alice.

Come Out with Me

© Alan Alexander Milne

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!

Independence

© Alan Alexander Milne

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";

The King's Breakfast

The King's Breakfast
The King asked
The Queen, and
The Queen asked

Rice Pudding

What is the matter with Mary Jane?
She's crying with all her might and main,
And she won't eat her dinner - rice pudding again -
What is the matter with Mary Jane?

The Morning Walk

When Anne and I go out a walk,
We hold each other's hand and talk
Of all the things we mean to do
When Anne and I are forty-two.

Lines and Squares

Whenever I walk in a London street,
I'm ever so careful to watch my feet;
And I keep in the squares,
And the masses of bears,

Missing

I opened his box for half a minute,
Just to make sure he was really in it,
And while I was looking, he jumped outside!
I tried to catch him, I tried, I tried....
I think he's somewhere about the house.
Has anyone seen my mouse?

If I Were King

I often wish I were a King,
And then I could do anything.If only I were King of Spain,
I'd take my hat off in the rain.If only I were King of France,
I wouldn't brush my hair for aunts.I think, if I were King of Greece,