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Husha Husha We All Fall Down

Husha husha we all fall down
Gonna take you back a few years
Everything was exciting and new
Memories we all hold so dear

First time riding a two wheel bike 
Mom thought we'd break a leg
Climbing aboard some floating ice
Painting some Easter eggs

Our first encounter with puppy love
That pretty young thing next door
Sudden she's not just one of the guys
Feelings never felt before

An interview for our very first job
Nervous with hair all slicked down
Catching two people in the stock room
Passionately messing around

These things we all remember
With fondness and tears in our eyes
So sad we have to leave them behind
These feelings you just can't buy

Husha husha we all fall down
These memories are so bittersweet
They help us through the tough times
Making our lives complete!


© Jack Ellison 2013

Ring-a ring-a rosies
A pocket full of posies
Husha Husha
We all fall down.

The rhyme originated from the plague in London in 1665. The red rings on the skin were the first sign of the plague. The posies were the herbs and spices carried by people because they thought the disease was carried in the smell. The last part was when the person died. The rhyme continued to be used referencing small pox outbreaks, long after the Great Fire of London in 1666 burnt out the spread of plague.

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Donna Jones Date: 5/3/2013 4:32:00 PM A very good write Jack....I enjoyed it.... Login to Reply Jack Ellison Date: 5/4/2013 5:36:00 AM Thank you my dear Donna! Have a great weekend... weather up is fabulous! Love and hugs, Jack xoxox

Carol Eastman Date: 5/3/2013 8:50:00 AM You can always take Cathie into the closet to relive old times... and to make more memories... And she may like a walk in the park with you pushing her swing... Sigh... Now Dragon thinks stomping on houses will be romantic for Godzilla... Silly Dragon... If it's not in the movie script I doubt she'll be interested... And she probably only stomps places set for demolition. She's no dummy... Get too destructive, and they'll kick her out of town permanently, for real! Login to Reply Jack Ellison Date: 5/3/2013 10:59:00 AM "You can always take Cathie into the closet" We do that regularly but when we get there, we forget what we're supposed to do! xoxoxox

Delysia Hendricks Date: 5/3/2013 7:05:00 AM Thanks for this trip down Memory Lane, Jack. Hang onto those memories, my friend. Entertaining write, as ever. :) Login to Reply Jack Ellison Date: 5/3/2013 7:35:00 AM Thank you my dear Delysia! Your name reminds me of Delysious... are you? LOL

Russell Sivey Date: 5/3/2013 7:01:00 AM I always remembered the song to go, "ring around the rosies, pocket full of posies, ashes ashes, we all fall down!" This would mean the same thing except for the ashes that represented the burning of people within the fire and only having ashes left over, like you said to stop the spread of the disease! I don't know if you have heard that before, but that's what we used to sing as we played within a circle and fell down at the end of the song, ha ha, such fun with a terrible meaning of the song! Login to Reply Jack Ellison Date: 5/3/2013 7:34:00 AM Different parts of the country have different versions! "Atishoo Atishoo" is another. Little did we know at the time the real meaning of what we were singing! Cheers my good friend! Russell Sivey Date: 5/3/2013 7:02:00 AM This is a quality write my friend, I really enjoyed reading this delightful poem Jack! What a tremendous piece, Great Work!!