Here lies a tree

Here lies a tree by Pooh
House at Pooh Corner

1 Here lies a tree which Owl (a bird)
Was fond of when it stood on end
And Owl was talking to a friend
Called me (in case you hadn’t heard)
When something Oo occurred

© Stuart Moffatt 2001

2 For Lo! the wind was blusterous
And flattened out his favourite tree;
And things looked bad for him and we
Looked bad, I mean, for he_and us
I’ve never known them wuss.

3 Then Piglet (Piglet) thought a thing:
“Courage!” he said. “There’s always hope.
I want a thinnish piece of rope.
Or, if there isn’t any, bring
A thickish piece of string.”

4 So to the letter box he rose,
While Pooh and Owl! said “Oh” and “Hum!”
And where the letters always come
(Called “Letters only”) Piglet sqoze
His head and then his toes.

© AA Milne

5 O gallant Piglet (Piglet)! Ho!
Did Piglet tremble? did he blinch?
No, no, he struggled inch by inch
Through Letters Only, as I know
Because I saw him go.

6 He ran and ran, and then he stood
And shouted, “Help for Owl, a bird,
And Pooh, a bear!” until he heard
The others coming through_the wood
As quickly as they could.

7 “Help, help and Rescue!” Piglet cried,
And showed the others where to go.
[Sing ho! for Piglet (Piglet) ho!]
And soon the door was opened wide,
And we were both outside!

Sing ho! for Piglet, ho!
Ho!

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Words of rebuke

Nothing to do

Well Moffatt, It is obvious
You haven’t much to do
If you have time to sit and write
A ditty, straight out of the blue

Now Sam, she had her reasons
Argue as you might
To give us all a ticking off
(and with it, quite a fright!)
For it really is quite horrid
When expecting packs galore
To open up the cupboard doors
And find we need some more

So show some consideration
Next time you need a pack
Don’t take the last one on the shelf
Or you’ll be sure to get a whack
© Jane E Crooke 1998

Inspired by a cause of rebuke

A cause of rebuke

How much Sam was hassled
When she dug in the cupboard
To fetch out a demo pack;
For when she got there
The cupboard was bare,
So tcs suffered the lack.

She took a clean sheet
To print some more out;
But on the repeat
The toner ran out.

The Potter made a curtsey,
The Brazier made a bow;
The Kenny said, “You’re joking!”
The Duncumb said, “Now now!”

A fitting response was received in a word of rebuke