Alan Alexander Milne (18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956 / Kilburn, London)
Poems by Alan Alexander Milne : 14 / 52
Happiness
John had
Great Big
Waterproof
Boots on;
John had a
Great Big
Waterproof
Hat;
John had a
Great Big
Waterproof
Mackintosh --
And that
(Said John)
Is
That.
Alan Alexander Milne
Submitted: Thursday, January 01, 2004
Read poems about / on: happiness
Poems by Alan Alexander Milne : 14 / 52
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I think of this poem when I remember my daughter, age 3, refusing to remove her
new Mary Jane shoes when she went to bed, the expression on my grandson's
face, age 4, when he put on his new cowboy vest. I think of this poem often
when something small - an unexpected kindness, a generous word - makes me
happy.