Refurbished Nursery Rhymes: Jack Be Nimble

...or Jack be walking funny for a while...

Jack was nimble,
And Jack was quick,
But he miscalculated
That candlestick.
It was skinny and tall,
He was thick and quite small.
When he lit,
It was with an undignified bump,
With a blister
The size of his fist on his rump.
Then a notion occurred
To this game little actor,
Before he tries it again,
Jack will use a protractor.
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December 2, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Lol Thanks for sharing Jim great solution you came up with for Jack...
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December 3, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Thanks, Michael. I hope Jack can use one of those things better than I ever could.
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