Jive Season Nursery Rhyme

You know the Old Lady who lived in a shoe,
She led the Autumn Jive with Little Boy Blue,
DJ Peter Piper looked suave and dapper,
The Old Grand Duke of York, *MC and rapper

The Trees of the forest turned up for the rave,
The old Willow sporting a clean cut and shave,
As they twirled gilded leaves in a single file,
There is not one shred of doubt, autumn’s got style

Jack and Jill jived the best in town,
And this time Jack didn’t break his crown,
The cow didn’t jump over the moon,
Thought she’d wait till the afternoon

The Birch and Sycamore thought they had the edge,
As they tangoed into an overgrown Hedge,
Little Jack Horner witnessed this disorder,
And set up first aiders in the corner

The Sycamore gave a ‘wide gold leaf grin’
As the Owl and the Pussy Cat sailed in, 
Old King Cole was not a merry old soul,
As he found the Fox Trot ever so droll

Hi! Said the Mulberry “Come on over,”
As she gently rocked to the Bossa Nova,
For the old oak tree, dancing was no mean feat,
As he creaked in time to a rock steady beat

Said the cat and fiddle, “tap your feet,”
Hey, diddle, diddle please take your seat”,
“Mother Nature’s waltzing at the door,”
“Now old winters turn to take the floor”

At Twilight,
lullaby voices will drift afar, 
Singing, 'Twinkle, Twinkle little star.'


*MC – Master of Ceremonies

08/11/22

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Alex Avatar
November 21, 2022 at 10:24 PM
A great rhyme, indeed! Congratulations!
Clarke Avatar
November 22, 2022 at 2:01 AM
Thank you Christuraj.
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November 21, 2022 at 8:18 PM
W.J., thank you for entering the contest. I love your very creative verse. Congratulations on your win. Wishing you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving. Many blessings to you and yours. Hugs Eve
Clarke Avatar
November 22, 2022 at 2:01 AM
Thank you Eve, very happy to get a placement. I really enjoyed putting this one together.
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November 8, 2022 at 12:26 PM
Nice piece WJ, really good penning with fine rhyme and flow. Welcome to PS, hope you're enjoying it here, blessings from Scotland, Gordon
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November 9, 2022 at 9:30 AM
Thank you for your encouraging comments and warm welcome. Yes! I am loving it!
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