Moon Nursery Poems

Hey, diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon--had no fiddle,

The little dog laughed, got smashed as a Poodle,
the cow laughed...

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It was covered by a blanket of moss

with a wood fence that looked as sturdy as 

a young child’s craft project, stretching across

a patio, the...

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The rhyme "Hey diddle diddle"
For me poses a riddle:
What possible need
Has a cat for a fiddle?
A cow might jump over the moon,
So I'm told,
If a...

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Long and brown with moon pie eyes.
Was the perfect birthday surprise.

Thin and furry.
He is always in a hurry.

Broken tail has he.
Wags it with glee if...

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Uncle Moon so far away, 
jaggery donut cooked for the day,
You come and eat in the courtyard, 
for Baby, a cup is prepared.

Uncle moon afar,...

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Spider rests on the faded web, content
Easy autumn, leaves crumbling into dust,
Pastel moon aglow, watches their descent.

Joy rises from every momentous gust,
Blessings flowing on gentle...

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His heart would flutter, so in love was he.
She was smart, well-read, and a great beauty
So under the moon, on his bended knee, 
He pleaded...

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Raisin liked to make her bed upon a shelf up high
She said she likes the feeling that she’s almost in the sky
One day she fell...

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Happy faces were exploding all over the room.
The new baby was here, we were over the moon.
What kind of nursery is this? Grandpa asked in...

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Moon croon's gray mumbles

Fevered cats flash and tumble

Blessed sleep crumbles




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NOTES:

    Rhyming haiku is like blending cultures. The origin of the form carries...

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Here at Mother Goose’s party
Jack and Jill have just arrived.
Small Bo Peep and Jack be Nimble
Came to greet them and high-fived

While Miss Muffet, busy eating,
Found...

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Hey diddle diddle was a great way to start this rhyme.
We have heard it over and over, like once upon a time.
Nursery rhymes are fun...

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Always together, they played
Never alone, lost or afraid,
They trudged through the woods
And all the surrounding neighborhoods,
Piercing the darkness with shiny flames,
Their eyes never revealing their...

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I once met a woman
Who is a rock of strength
She would break the wind
And go to any length 
With every single word 
She could cut...

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Tom Cat with his fiddle
stood on a wall
and played his fine song
to bring one and all

Together to dance
to his Meow tune
beneath the full Sun
along with...

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