Solutions To Old Nursery Rhyme Complaints

I've often wondered who dealt with
fairy tale complaints. There seems to
be a lot of them among the fairy tale
acquaints.

Here are just a few suggestions I myself
if could, would make and maybe fairy Tale
land would be peaceful for heaven's sake.

Old Mother Hubbard had no bones in
her cupboard and her dog has no bone.
We could offer her Pease pudding and even
if it is nine days old, I am sure the dog would
be happy with the old crone.

Peter Peter Pumpkin eater, put his wife
in a shell, there he kept her very well.
There's no time to plead and pine nor 
no time to wheedle, if she would kiss him 
quick, he would be gone, and pop would go
that weasel.

Seesaw Margery Daw, Johnny got a new master
johnny only earned a penny a day because he
could work no faster. He should take lessons from
Peter Piper who could pick a peck of pickles and at
it became a master.

There was an old woman who lived in a house
exceedingly small, a man open his mouth and
swallowed woman, house and all. Maybe he should
of had some of the King's Blackbird pie and he could
have filled his tummy instead with a pie full of caw.
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Curtis Avatar
August 31, 2017 at 6:44 PM
Interesting Sharon how you picked-up on how negative these nursery rhymes are.....No wonder why my generation is so messed up..........Great Job
Gulley Avatar
September 10, 2017 at 9:13 AM
HA, Ha, Ha. Written only for fun. : ) Thank you so much Jerry. So nice to hear from you.
Vacek Avatar
August 31, 2017 at 4:42 PM
Thank you. These are the rhymes I grew up with. These very same rhymes read over and over and over have led to my inability to write without rhyme.
Gulley Avatar
September 10, 2017 at 9:12 AM
Hmmm, that is interesting Michael. Sharon : )
Dietrich Avatar
July 9, 2017 at 7:24 PM
this is super clever, Sharon. It reminds me of the time I did a series of twisted nursery rhyme haiku for a contest a long time ago. I love this. Also, I'm so glad you liked my Touch poem!
Gulley Avatar
July 11, 2017 at 11:15 AM
Thank you so much Andrea. Yes, I very much enjoyed your Acrostic, Thank you for entering my contest. It was a first for me.
Bateman Avatar
July 7, 2017 at 10:23 AM
Hello Sharon, It's truly great to read some more of your wonderful poetry!! This rendition of your solutions here to old nursery rhyme complaints is very well-done and most interesting. A FAVE IN MY BOOK!! Cheers and Best, Gary
Gulley Avatar
July 11, 2017 at 11:16 AM
Thank you so much Gary, I greatly appreciate it.
Turner Avatar
June 25, 2017 at 4:53 PM
This one is fun, Sharon. Sounds like you've got too much spare time. Now I know what you were doing down by the willow tree:) A very fun read!
Gulley Avatar
June 25, 2017 at 5:16 PM
Ha, ha, ha. Yep you caught me. I was writing. : ) Sharon
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