The Night-

The night can feel like a velvet thing

When falling off to sleep

Or the night can leave you shivering

Oh pray my soul to keep

And a bed that is soft and quiet

Can blanket you from fear

Of a night that's so dark and quiet

There could be 'Something' near

Then snuggle up warm. Close safe those eyes

I'm sure that you will find

'Something' that creaked when the night wind sighed

Was only 'Something' in your mind

Pooh Bear

Copyright 2006 Craig Franklin

Waiting-

A window can be such a lonely place
When waiting for your friend to come home
People pass by, but never drop in
The room feels quiet, and you're alone

I think of all the good I felt
When I was with him yesterday
The clock ticks forever upon the wall
Hurry home friend, hurry home to play

Pooh Bear

Copyright 2006 Craig Franklin

Things I Like-

I like to feel the furry belly of a leaf

And remember how soft it felt

On frosty mornings when puddletops are ice

I like to crunch them before they melt

I like to catch raindrops on the tip of my tongue

Or feel a snowflake land on my nose

Making snowmen, and snowball fights are fun

I like winter, when it comes, and am glad when it goes

I like to befriend the caterpellar

The one on which I was about to step

Then find him a tasty place to rest

And visit while he takes a nip

I'll lie back and watch a cloud all day

Until I yawn and start to doze

Or blow a dandelion when it opens white

Or use it to tickle my nose

I like to befriend the butterfly

The one I just know I never knew

But then I'll 'think-think-think' the rest of the day

How he already knew I'm 'The Pooh'

Pooh Bear

Copyright 2006 Craig Franklin

Busy Paws-

When my paws are busy doing good

I know they can't be being bad

Cause if I've made a Feeling hurt

It always makes me feel sad

Piglet keeps his cupboards straight

Kanga's flowers are trim and prim

Rabbit's garden's clean and neat

Until Tigger bounces in

So when I work I love to work

To sweep some leaves just makes my day

When I know my honey pot is full

It makes it much more fun to play

Pooh Bear

Copyright 2006 Craig Franklin

The Wood-

Something about my forest wood

Makes me feel right at home

I'll go exploring with my friends

Or even all alone

I feel a part of everything

Here in my hollow tree

With Piglet, and Owl, and Eeyore-

Even the honey bee

I love to drink tea with Rabbit

Kanga and Little Roo

See worlds with Christopher Robin

And bounce with Tigger too

I love my Hundred Acre Wood

And here I know I'll stay

'Till stars stop twinkling in the sky

And friends all go away

Pooh Bear

Copyright 2006 Craig Franklin

Happy-

It's so easy to be happy
Takes hardly a fluff-filled thought
Joy's a pretty butterfly
That is wanting to be caught

Trying to think to deep's like
Being stuck in Rabbit's hole
I'm just kind to all my friends
And all of my life is full

Pooh Bear

Copyright 2006 Craig Franklin

Whispers-

Leaves rustling in maple trees

Rolling, crackling across the ground

A soft wind whispers in my ear

A gentle, prayerful sound

Caterpillars slurp on juicy leaves

If you listen you will hear

The fish that jumps in the brook

The footfalls of the deer

Sounds in the night that frighten me

Whisper comfort through the day

Like the forever rhythm of Cricket's chirp

As I sleep, and work, and play

I've heard the flutter of Butterfly's wings

And the drip of a morning dew

The early bird singing a happy tune

Wake up you sleepy Pooh

There is so much whisper in the wood

Up, down, around, and through

Like the cracking birth of Robin's eggs

It's like the birth of nature too

Pooh Bear

Copyright 2006 Craig Franklin