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Poet Paul A. Freeman challenges you to write a nursery rhyme in the style of the Mother Goose classic “Jack and Jill.” Below is his model example. Post yours in the comments below.
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Nigel Neath
Nigel Neath lost all his teeth
Through eating too much candy;
He threw his toothbrush in the bin
And thought it rather dandy.
But now he cannot chew his food,
Or else his gums get tender,
So everything he wants to eat,
His mum puts in the blender.
Originally published in Kuwait This Month
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Post yours in the comments section below!
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This is definitely a modern nursery rhyme.
Acorn
I’m trying hard not to hoard,
Acorn fallen down with the fall.
I was out like the day,
Night played away.
Did the wind knock and say,
‘Try hard not to sneeze,
Acorn will knock on your knees.’
I can’t take that.
Jab and Jab We Use the Hurt
The Cries and Price Our Offer
Just for Dreams
All Land has Creeds
And Just Chance to Alter
Martin and Malcolm could not agree
on the best course of action.
Martin marched down streets of Birmingham, but Malcolm had a different passion.
Malcolm was right when he said fight,
but Martin was also right too,
when he had a dream for all to be seen
as equal regardless of hue.
Humpty numpty sat on the wall
Humpty numpty felt ten foot tall,
first, left leg on the left
and right leg on the right,
then left leg on the right
and right leg on the left,
his poor little neck rotated
until his sorry ass -dislocated.