Little Boy kneels at the foot of the bed,
Droops on the little hands little gold head.
Hush! Hush! Whisper who dares!
Christopher Robin is saying his prayers.
God bless Mummy. I know that's right.
Wasn't it fun in the bath to-night?
The cold's so cold, and the hot's so hot.
Oh! God bless Daddy - I quite forgot.
If I open my fingers a little bit more,
I can see Nanny's dressing-gown on the door.
It's a beautiful blue, but it hasn't a hood.
Oh! God bless Nanny and make her good.
Mine has a hood, and I lie in bed,
And pull the hood right over my head,
And I shut my eyes, and I curl up small,
And nobody knows that I'm there at all.
Oh! Thank you, God, for a lovely day.
And what was the other I had to say?
I said "Bless Daddy," so what can it be?
Oh! Now I remember it. God bless Me.
Little Boy kneels at the foot of the bed,
Droops on the little hands little gold head.
Hush! Hush! Whisper who dares!
Christopher Robin is saying his prayers.
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Vespers
From guest brenda stokes (contact)
One of my all time favorite poems. As a young mother, I enjoyed reading this one to my children. As a grand mother I look forward to reading it to my grand children. -
Warm Memories
From guest Susan (contact)
This poem was in my parent's "Childcraft" books that came with the set of WorldBook Encylopedias. I'm 52 years old and still recite this poem when I'm having difficulty falling asleep! -
From guest EVA KOMLOS (contact)
HELLO I AM A 65YR. OLD GRANDMOTHER WHO JUST LOVED THIS POET WORKS. MY OWN CHILDREN RECITED MANY POEMS IN A FESTIVAL I CANT REMEMBER THE TITLE BUT IT WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THE BOLD GOLD MOON. MY GRANDCHILD WOULD LOVE TO LEARN THIS IF ONLY I COULD GET THE TITLE FOR IT THANK YOU EVA KOMLOS -
From guest Tracey (contact)
I remember reading and learning this when I was at school aged 7, I'm now 34 and still love it! -
From guest Fran (contact)
thank you, my Grandmother use to say this prayer, so pleased to find it on the net! -
great poem
From guest Lorna (contact)
I simply love this poem. I have from the first time i read it, its almost like a bed time story -
From guest Pam (contact)
I was one of the many children that memorized Vespers as a child. It remains to this day very dear to my heart. I am lucky enough to be able to put a granddaughter to sleep at night and this poem is used as part of her night time routine. -
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From guest Kurt (contact)
i love this poem do you mind if i put it in a report that i am writing about Alan Alexander Milne it would be nice to put one of his actual poems in my report i might even get extra credit please email me back as soon as possible thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -
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From guest Beverley (contact)
I am so pleased to have found the words to this poem. I used to read it to my children and my eldest memorized it when she was 4. As we are now waiting for the arrival of our first great grandchild I am anxious to start buying books and a book of poems by A A Milne will be first on my list. -
From guest Cassandra (contact)
I used to tell this in a story telling group and I now tell it to my 2 kids before they go to bed and they just love it. -
From guest Lorraine (contact)
I brought now we are six for me when i was about 20, My mum started to tell my daughter the poem and now she spends a lot of her time reading it for herself, It is something that I think that will never age -
The real Christopher Robin
From guest Steve (contact)
The character Christopher Robin was based on Milne's son, Christoper Robin Milne. According to Wikipedia, this very poem - for Chris, who somewhat resented his father's characterization of him - was quoted as being, "the one work that has brought me over the years more toe-curling, fist-clenching, lip-biting embarrassment than any other". Simply amazing. -
From guest Tracy (contact)
My mother used to sing this to me when I was little. Now that I'm expecting my first little girl, I'm practicing so I can sing it for her. I'm glad I found all the words. -
From guest Lorna (contact)
I read this poem in a winnie the pooh book when i was a little girl, I could always only remember the first verse. Now I have a 3 year old and an 8 year old and I love saying it to my 3 year old at bedtime. Its just lovely. -
Warm Memory
From guest Scotty B (contact)
I had to learn this poem when I was a child. It always stuck with me. Now, I'm the father of a little boy with beautiful golden hair. He is every bit a Christopher Robin. His life brought new meaning to this poem. -
VeSpErS IS WacKo
From guest The J Man (contact)
This is a cool poem and I like it a lot I have done spoken piece this for a class and I got 18 out of 20 peace!!!! -
From guest Jo (contact)
For my 14th birthday my mother bought me the entire winnie the pooh works by A. A. Milne as I have always been a huge fan. I had never heard this poem before, but it quickly surpassed the stories as my favorite of all winnie the pooh and Christopher Robin writings. The is my favorite poem and I love to think about the innocents and heart that goes into childrens' prayers - which is perfectly captured by this poem. It reminds me of some of the childhood I missed in all the chaos of my childhood life. I once did a research project on Milne and read someone's "scholarly" thoughts on the poem. This person totally missed the point, all they could talk about was how children were ungrateful and how the poem proved it. I wish everyone could see the love and innocents that goes into this poem. As part of my research I looked into the real Christopher Robin, and it is easy to see that this was probably something that was captured in part from true events - the bed time prays of a little boy. -
From guest Dixie Aderhold (contact)
I remembered part of this poem from my childhood and have been seriously looking for it. thank you so much. I am trying to leave my grandchildren a collection of my favorite childhood poems. The old work is truly gone, and with it the best of poetry. -
How beautifully Milne has captured the childlike faith and innocent fun of the young.
Though older than me this poem still retains its youthful freshness.
Jim -
Sweet and beautiful all rolled into 5 stanzas..
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Vespers
From guest Bob (contact)
My father, age 86, used to read this to my sister and brothers and me in the 1950's, as we were going to sleep. It was peaceful and wonderful to hear, yet a bit confusing: Mom's name is Nancy, and Dad frequently called her Nanny, so at such a young age, I was certain Vespers had been written for her. -
Vespers
From guest MLPH (contact)
This is my sister's favorite poem by Milne. She always read it to me when I couldn't sleep at night. We're both married now, but she gave me the collection of stories & poems for my family to treasure. -
AWWWWWWWW
From guest Cookie Luver (contact)
that is adorable i luv it when little kids pray it is so adorable my little bro does it all the time and he is 3 and it is the most adorable thing ever. -
Sooo Cute
I love little children prayer poems. And this one is so sweet. To be honored to see a child praying. Its beautiful and only can be describe in a poem. The God of all heavens bows down to hear a child at prayer.
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