Mother Goose Remembered

Posted by Brad Osborne on June 22, 2020 · 16 Comments 

 

 

Just a little fun with a variation of the “Found” poetry form. Each line is taken from a different Mother Goose rhyme. Some I am sure you will recognize.

 

 

I wrote a letter to my love

Tell me when your wedding be

“Coo”, said the turtle dove

This little pig said, “Wee, wee!”

 

And so, I went singing along

Lavender blue and rosemary green

And I will sing a pretty song

Gathering roses to give to the Queen

 

Monkeys made of gingerbread

When the snow is on the ground

Are the children in their beds?

Says the owner, “Go around.”

 

The mouse ran up the clock

Eating of Christmas pie

When the wind blows, the cradle will rock

All hung on a tree to dry

 

Her mother came and caught her

What naughty tricks they put upon me

The storms grow stronger

For nobody cares for thee

 

 

 

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