Kitten’s name is Clop
Daddy, he cuts heads off
In the barbershop.
Sister likes the breast
Brother likes the thigh
Momma left us years ago
Daddy don't say why.
So, skip, Momma!
Skip, Momma!
A one, two, three
Back to your little family.
Yeah, skip, Momma!
Skip, Momma!
Anyone can see
How you miss your little family.
Sister’s Making MuffinsSister’s in the kitchen
Little Brother’s out in back
Sister’s making muffins
Little Brother's smoking crack.
When Sister heats the oven
Little Brother’s getting high
But Sister’s making muffins
Sugar muffins make her fly.
Image based on Skipping Vinegar Girl by flickrsquared.
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A turn of the tale. I raised a boy without a mother and he is my Valentine heart...
ReplyDeletewow...both of these are playful but there is a sadness in them as well...hard life in both....
ReplyDeleteha i remember these....a sad bit of reality in the soup of our lives, surely....
DeleteBoth signify the harshness of today. I don't know what I'd do if I heard one of my kids saying the second one.
ReplyDeleteHappy Valentine's Day!
You make it look so simple and playful yet the words sting and make this really sad...good use of the rhyme too ~
ReplyDeleteHappy Hearts Day ~
Such fun playful rhyme, truly divine and not a crime. Even if the subject is rather dreary a bit, nicely done!
ReplyDeleteI like the link to the picture - you've caught a particular spirit very well.
ReplyDeleteI like how you combined the pic with the poem as well..fairy tale like but with bite ;)
ReplyDeletethat second one is like a twisted nursery rhyme...kinda haunting you know...
ReplyDeleteWow--you have a joyful, playful rhythm delivering a slap in the face. Brilliant.
ReplyDeletethese have the spark and dark of a grimms fairy tale =)
ReplyDeleteFairy tales with a bite indeed.
ReplyDeleteCleverly composed.
Anna :o]
I'm not a fan of rhyming poetry but these are great. The contemporary subject matter gives a good dose of salt to what can be an overly sweet genre in clumsy hands. Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteDark tales for dark times - and I can just imagine the joy on innocent faces as they skip rope to these rhymes :-)
ReplyDeletePacks a wallop with the child like sing song style...that dark underbelly. Well done!
ReplyDeleteWhew, these really pack a strong punch.
ReplyDeleteHere again and still clever writes!
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
haha..i wonder what she baked into those muffins you know...smiles
ReplyDeleteTurn a nursery rhyme - patty caked and marked - actually they began dark. There is a strong streak of satire hidden in nearly everyone, but like the Beats you brought it modern - to abandonment, drugs, loneliness, and abuse. Superb work. Very very effective.
ReplyDeleteoh this was great. what glorious muffins --- and the sadness of a mother gone, packaged into nursery rhymes...
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