The Old Shoe

There was an old lady who lived in a shoe. Adopted a son and called him Boy Blue. His oldest of sisters was Little Bo Peep. She taught him to add by counting her sheep. Then into the garden he'd hoe and she'd sow. From Mary Contrary he'd learned how to grow. And fetching their water from up top the hill. Together with twins called Jack and called Jill. And though it was small each one of them knew. How much they had loved growing up in that shoe. Sheri Lynne Evans January 7, 2021