Son Nursery Poems

"Tom, Tom the piper's son
Stole a pig and away he run.
The pig was eat,
And Tom was beat,
And Tom went crying down the street."

Now, this rhyme,
For...

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Diddle, diddle dumpling, my son John.
Struggles to slide his trousers on;
seems causation hasn’t dawned.
Put down the dumplings, my son John....

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There was a big green worm on a leaf,
Whose body was so fat and stiff;
She could only crawl  but not squirm,
Her silky skin was...

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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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What's that on the shoreline run, all amok
"Is that a beaver?"Or
incredibly furry duck?"
Ponder they did Koala and Roo
About a stranger, that came into view
We must...

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Wakie, wakie, little Jakie,
For there’s bread to knead then to bakie.

Come on Jakie, come on Jakie,
There’s so much for us to makie!

Muffins, pies, cookies, and...

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There was an old lady from London,
Who had a son called Brandon,
He travelled to the moon,
Came back on a noon,
With an alien friend called Mystidon.



November...

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Ted the Tortoise told his wife he’ll nip around the block
She said if you nipped anywhere it would be quite a shock
He said I’ve got...

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Reflections are divergent 
images composite
negatives of dreams 
an alternate stream. 

Calculations of precise reality reflected.
diverge and coalesce? In memories 
Stacked as photographs fade…

Reflections are divergent...

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Little Wally, the caterpillar, was very sad.
He didn't want to hang out with his dad.
Papa asked, "Why are you so down, son?"
I'm used to you...

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oh come, my dear little wee one
      what a long, full day you've had
      ...

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Your slumber is long overdue
So hush as I sing this for you
Now sleep the entire night through
As your mummy and I hope to do

Your mummy...

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Ismael ask his mother, as he climbed upon her knee
Please tell the story one more time, the one that’s about me
His mother smiled kindly, said...

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don’t jump and hop on the boat,
don't make it rock when afloat,
drop a pebble in the pond,
watch the ripples spread around!
we are on a ride...

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Our long time catered chef...
prepared a meal fit for (psst... me) a king

Actually professional cook
(trained since infancy)
long a staple of our family
since... oh way before
my...

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