These are my two drops of rain
Waiting on the window-pane.
I am waiting here to see
Which the winning one will be.
Both of them have different names.
One is John and one is James.
All the best and all the worst
Comes from which of them is first.
James has just begun to ooze.
He's the one I want to lose.
John is waiting to begin.
He's the one I want to win.
James is going slowly on.
Something sort of sticks to John.
John is moving off at last.
James is going pretty fast.
John is rushing down the pane.
James is going slow again.
James has met a sort of smear.
John is getting very near.
Is he going fast enough?
(James has found a piece of fluff.)
John has quickly hurried by.
(James was talking to a fly.)
John is there, and John has won!
Look! I told you! Here's the sun!
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Childhood Memories
From guest Leigh Ann Carroll (contact)
I memorized this poem as a child and recited part of it to my son recently but couldn't remember the entire poem. I could not find the book it was in and was so glad to see it posted on the internet. I loved this poem as a child. -
Waiting at the window
From guest Carol Prigent (contact)
Thank you for publishing this. It is a wonderful peom - read it to my Grand daughters this morning - looking out of the window on a rainy morning. -
My two drops of rain
From guest Mimma (contact)
I was introduced to the poetry of A.A.Milne when I was quite young and the poem "my two drops of rain" left a lasting impression on me. I felt it was easy to read and the more I read it the easier I could put feeling into it and get faster and faster according to the poet. It also instantly reminded me of rainy days when I have looked at the rain drops and wached them. I would encourage teachers to use this poem as a lesson on things that go on around them.
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this is a good poem in the crown of milne
From guest Sir Aurobindo (contact)
this is a good poem in the crown of milne -
mindfulness
From guest m walker (contact)
very nice modern application of active mindfulness from a western perspective -
So happy to find this poem here! Today it was raining and I was trying to tell this poem to my kids...I could only remember the James and John names, not the poem. They enjoyed playing the raindrop race game described here.
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