Questions

If Jack and Jill did go up the hill together
and when Jack fell down and broke his crown,
why did Jill come tumbling after?
Was she just dumb?

Why did Humpty Dumpty sit on the wall?
After he fell why did the kings horses try
to put him back together again?
Does anyone else think they should have made an omelet? 

For Rock a Bye Baby I can understand
if that was a baby bird,
but, why would a sane human put the 
baby crib so high in the tree
on a skinny limb?

Hickeory Dickeroy Dock, 
when the mouse ran up the clock,
was he simply scared, or did he go deaf
when the clock struck one?

Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie?
So how exactly did those birds sing after being baked?
Was the king who got that pie a salvage?

Ring around the rosie!  
There is a fantastic song for kids,
about a deadly desease that people drop dead over.

And the worst for last!
Disney, why do you lie to everyone?
When you wish upon a star,
your dreams don't necessarily come true.
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Fowler Avatar
January 7, 2023 at 7:33 PM
LOL. and why did the farmer's wife cut the tails of three blind mice? Was she using them in a new recipe? Wouldn't the tails be too tough to cook? Was she just mean/psycho?
Hawley Avatar
January 7, 2023 at 7:54 PM
Those are some excellent questions about the 3 blind mice! Glad you like my poem!
Walimbe Avatar
December 19, 2022 at 9:57 PM
Haha...you made my smile! This are some questions indeed...! Have a great day :)
Hawley Avatar
December 20, 2022 at 3:36 AM
Glad to hear that this one made you smile.
Messina Avatar
December 15, 2022 at 2:32 AM
...and just how did the "Cow jump over the moon" lol. Great questions, Miranda. I think I'll go stick my thumb in a pie and pull out a plum, so I can say "What a good boy am I"
Hawley Avatar
December 15, 2022 at 2:39 AM
Yes, how did that cow jump over the moon? Thank you for adding that question. You know pulling a plumb out of a pie sounds good, even for a good girl (woman) like me.
Dietrich Avatar
December 13, 2022 at 12:09 PM
and how did Peter pumpkin eater keep his wife very well inside a pumpkin shell? Must have been pretty giant sized and it would go all moldy
Hawley Avatar
December 13, 2022 at 1:21 PM
Right on. That one didn't come to my mind but that is a great fitting question.
Dietrich Avatar
December 13, 2022 at 12:08 PM
Oh, a good cynical poem. Love it!!
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