Welcome back to the Daily Poem, a podcast from Goldberry Studios.

I'm Sean Johnson, and today is Thursday, May 30th, 2020.

Today's poem is by A.A. Milne, and it's called Bad Sir Brian Botany.

Milne is best known as the creator of Winnie the Pooh and the stories about that bear and Christopher Robin and all of the

other denizens of the 100-acre wood. But he is also the author of numerous beloved poems for children,

some of which also feature Winnie the Pooh. This one is about a knight named Sir Brian

who goes around making his station and authority felt in his neighborhood, making a number of

enemies until he gets his comeuppance.

Maybe this is an allegory for siblings that have been thrown together at home after a long school year of very different social dynamics,

and now the new pecking order has to sort itself out.

I don't know.

Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. Maybe

it's just about a knight named Sir Brian. Here is bad Sir Brian botany.

Sir Brian had a battle axe with great big knobs on. He went among the villagers and blipped them on the head.

On Wednesday and on Saturday, but mostly on the latter day,

he called on all the cottages, and this is what he said.

I am Sir Brian, tingling.

I am Sir Brian, Rat-Tat.

I am Sir Brian as bold as a lion. Take that and that and that.

Sir Brian had a pair of boots with great big spurs on, a fighting pair of which he was particularly

fond. On Tuesday and on Friday, just to make the street look tidy, he'd collect the passing villagers and kick them in the pond.

I am Sir Brian, Spurlash. I am Sir Brian, Spurlosh. I am Sir Brian as bold as a lion. Is anyone else for a wash?

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