Alan Alexander Milne was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various poems. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of Pooh overshadowed all his previous work. Milne served in both World Wars, joining the British Army in World War I, and was a captain of the British Home Guard in World War II.
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“Pooh, promise me you won’t forget about me, ever, not even when I’m a hundred.”
Pooh thought for awhile, ”how old shall I be then?”
“Ninety-nine, said Piglet.
Pooh nodded, “I promise.”
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Time is swift, it races by;
Opportunities are born and die...
Still you wait and will not try--
A bird with wings who dares not rise and fly.
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