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Refurbished Nursery Rhymes: Little Bo Peep Or the Consequenes of Sleeping On the Job

A shepherd girl named Bo Peep lost her sheep and her Jeep And didn't know where to find them. She fell asleep stoned, When she woke they were gone, Leaving hoof prints and tire tracks behind them. She offered as ransom a handsome reward And assured there'd be no repercussions. Then the cops said, "Go home And wait by the phone For the culprit to call with instructions." They nabbed an indigent herder who confessed to the murder Of all of her sheep and to stealing her Jeep. But still Little Bo Peep lost her job herding sheep, And then, to her added dismayment, She lost her practically new Jeep Grand Cherokee, too, When she couldn't keep up with the payments. Let this be a lesson, boys and girls, when you're grown And are working and making it all on your own. Though it is an annoyment, you only get unemployment, If you're laid off, not fired, From the place you were hired.

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Date: 1/18/2023 5:46:00 PM
Dear Jim, your delightful yet cautionary poem is a creative redo of an old nursery rhyme with wonderful internal and end rhymes. Love the moral of the updated story. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 1/19/2023 10:25:00 AM
Susan, thank you. I take great delight in writing these little ditties, and even more when others enjoy reading them.
Date: 1/8/2023 4:34:00 PM
A Poem with a warning, this is so different, Jim, and yes so today, looking forwards to read much more of your work, thanks for the ride here. Harry, all the best for 2023.
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Date: 1/9/2023 10:55:00 AM
Thanks, Harry, and the same to you.
Date: 1/7/2023 12:06:00 PM
such fun, jim! i thoroughly enjoyed...
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 1/7/2023 1:46:00 PM
Thanks, Ilene. I hope all is well with you.
Date: 1/6/2023 8:35:00 PM
Aaaahhh lost her ride ! As a four year old once said that's fair but not fair when dealing with consequence.You did it again Jim.Have you thought of a book of these modern day takes on the classics?
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Date: 1/7/2023 10:54:00 AM
Vickey, thank you, and yes, a book of these is one of my projects for this year...hopefully.
Date: 1/6/2023 2:06:00 PM
I love your remanufactured Bo Peep, altho I think she's become a Barbi. :) Very wise words to those becoming employed.
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Date: 1/7/2023 10:53:00 AM
Thanks, Ann, and you could be right. Barbi does manage to pop up all over the place. I can't, however, really see her as a sheep or a Jeep kind of gal.
Date: 1/6/2023 11:47:00 AM
I do love ‘reworked’ (some might say. ‘Butchered’) nursery rhymes, Jim. And this is a fine example. I’ve done a few and this might just inspire me to do another. Terry
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Date: 1/6/2023 11:52:00 AM
Thanks, Terry. Always happy to help out a fellow "reworker/butcherer".

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