Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes 

Have been a round a while.

Some of my favorite poems

Now and as a child.

But amidst those carefree lilts

There lie some deeper notions

That when really read and understood

Can trigger some emotions

Anger, fear, humility

Silliness and rage

Crazy stories, crazy people

Each and every page. 

Lessons learned

Tried and true

Some sad, some merry, some with proof

Here's a new take on the lot....

 

     Tick tock the hickory the clock

     Three mice without their tails

     A tisket a tasket a green and purple basket

     What a frightening bunch of tales

     The women living in a shoe

     Lord!  she had no sole

     She ground those kids up with herbs and spices

     And made a nice braciole

    A cat, a dog and a jumping cow

     Over the moon...

     Really

     How?

     Eeny, meeny, miny, moe

     The three men were lost at sea

     And Mary would be better off

     If she weren't so contrary

     Hi ho the carrion crow

     Blackbirds in a pie

     I heard Humpty Dumpty was pushed...

     (the kings men didn't even try)

     Wee Willie Winkle was left out in the cold

     Pease porridge in the pot

     A moldy nine days old

     The bough broke and the baby woke

     While the North Wind doth blow

     Simple Simon met a Pie Man

     And well, what do you know?!

     The Knave of Hearts, he stole the tarts

     And sold them for a profit

     On his way to Banbury-cross

     To meet Little Miss Muffet

     Rings on her fingers, bells on her toes

     And flowers in her hair

     There they met Jack and Jill

     Now the gangs all here!

 

2019