For Christopher Robin, read "Erastes the whiner"

[erastes]

and change the gender.

Christopher Robin
Had wheezles
And sneezles,
They bundled him
Into
His bed.
They gave him what goes
With a cold in the nose,
And some more for a cold
In the head.

They wondered
If wheezles
Could turn
Into measles,
If sneezles
Would turn
Into mumps;
They examined his chest
For a rash,
And the rest
Of his body for swellings and lumps.
They sent for some doctors
In sneezles
And wheezles
To tell them what ought
To be done.
All sorts and conditions
Of famous physicians
Came hurrying round
At a run.
They all made a note
Of the state of his throat,
They asked if he suffered from thirst;
They asked if the sneezles
Came after the wheezles,
Or if the first sneezle
Came first.
They said, "If you teazle
A sneezle
Or wheezle,
A measle
May easily grow.
But humour or pleazle
The wheezle
Or sneezle,
The measle
Will certainly go."
They expounded the reazles
For sneezles
And wheezles,
The manner of measles
When new.
They said "If he freezles
In draughts and in breezles,
Then PHTHEEZLES
May even ensue."
Christopher Robin
Got up in the morning,
The sneezles had vanished away.
And the look in his eye
Seemed to say to the sky,
"Now, how to amuse them to-day?"

A.A. Milne. (Italicized text is something that hasn't happened to Erastes the Whiner yet, though)

Comments

[leatherdykeuk.livejournal.com]

Fabulous :)
Sorry you're feeling crappy, though.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Milne always cheers me up.

I suppose I should be grateful I'm not snowed in, as I need to get to the shop for Strepsils. My chest sounds like one of those bears that you turn upside down to make it growl.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Aw.

This reminded me of 'Adelaide's Lament'. :)

[aunty_marion]

Possibly it's a good thing you didn't get the snow, otherwise you'd also be singing:

Nobody knows
Tiddely-pom
How cold my toes
Tiddely-pom
Are growing
Tiddely-pom!

[alex-beecroft.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you're feeling rough! Can you just make a hot water bottle and go back to bed until it gets better?

[the-sea-to.livejournal.com]

I empathise, sympathise, but never moralise.

I have a scratchy throat and blocked sinuses. And now someone is about to poke me with sticks (literally - some sort of facial)

Get well soon honey. Wheesels and Sneezles!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Feel better soon!!

[lee-rowan.livejournal.com]

My dad's extreme cold remedy - which he administered only twice in my childhood, that I remember - was a cup of hot lemonade with a spoonful of honey and a slug of whiskey added. It may not clear the congestion but it does impart a certain amount of tranquillity...

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

I second this.

[lee-rowan.livejournal.com]

And the lemon juice has Vitamin C - that's gotta be good, right?

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Now I have tried this myself, it worked wonders!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Want Snow. WANT!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Did that yesterday. Only a limited amount of napping and reading I can do.

Thanks hun - and lovely icon!!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you are in Stage 1. I was there a couple of days ago.

*hugs*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Milne makes me happy.:)

[kerri]

Love the poem, but feel better soon! *hugs*

[alex-beecroft.livejournal.com]

If you're starting to get a bit stir crazy, maybe it's easing off a bit? I hope so, anyway. *g* and yes, Bill Bailey FTW :) Thanks!

[girluknow.livejournal.com]

Aw, I love Milne. That was funny. You poor baby. I just got over a cold and it was nasty. Spent most of it in front of the television with a humidifier and a warm cat. And bowls and bowls of chicken noodle soup.
I think you have to be absolutely slovenly to deal with a cold--don't do anything, don't cook (take-out-fest), don't clean, live in your bathrobe, and sleep as often as possible.
I hope you feel back on top of things quickly.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

That's exactly what I'm doing. Dashed out to the library so i have lots of books, lots of liquids, lots of junk food and lots of tv. very slobby. :)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank 'ee!