The truth about nursery rhymes

The truth about nursery rhymes

A Poem by Vidya Bacchus
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Does it make sense ?

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              The truth about nursery rhymes

Nursery rhymes my mother read,

When I was young and they were cool,

Now I'm older though not to say wiser,

The beloved things make no sense.

 

It sounds so suspicious ,

That little Jack horner is in the corner ,

Sticking his thumb in a pie,

And pulling out a cherry....I mean plum.

 

What the hell is an egg doing on a wall?

He must be hard boiled or else all the kings horses,

Seriously they thought the horses were the best choice?

And all the kings men would be making a Humpty Dumpty omelette.

 

Peter ,peter the pumpkin eater ,

Had a wife and could not keep her,

So he called his pumpkin lawyer

And what do you know she got the shell and he got the car.

 

It seems to me that Jack falling and breaking his crown,

Encourages the question"did he fall or was he pushed?"

I can vouch for many a times .

Having an uncontrollable urge to push my Jack down the hill.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

© 2014 Vidya Bacchus


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Vidya Bacchus
People I was just thinking bear with my thought processes :)

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Quite amusing and creative.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Vidya Bacchus

10 Years Ago

Thank you Praveeta :)
Praveeta

10 Years Ago

You are welcome.
your space , comma habit aside, I like this a lot. I actually have a similar one somewhere I will have to find and send you a request. Just one thing, kings should be king's in both cases:) Love you.:)

Posted 10 Years Ago


Vidya Bacchus

10 Years Ago

Thank You KL .Will fix and send me a request.I would love to read your take on nursery rhymes lol.Lo.. read more
Well, you got to be quite a cynic. Mother Goose would be most unhappy...

Posted 10 Years Ago


Vidya Bacchus

10 Years Ago

I guess you are right Marie she might be unhappy with me .Thank you.
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Ha! Now you have gone and messed up the stories with a adults poisoned apple perspective of reality.
Very fun read.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Vidya Bacchus

10 Years Ago

Thank you David :)
Funny take. I too have wondered about the meaning of some poems that kind of seemed absurd to me.Good work.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Vidya Bacchus

10 Years Ago

Thank you hon :)
This is great! I remember reading nursery rhymes to my kids and realizing what the heck they meant for the first time, how horrible they were. This poem reads so well though of that process of growing up and being faced with the realities of life. It is pessimistic and witty and is almost like a condemnation of the parents that told the stories, like is this the best you could do, the best you could offer me.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Vidya Bacchus

10 Years Ago

You know after being read these things and reading them countless times you tend to just say the wor.. read more
What a super-fantastic poem, love it! Especially this - yet another perspective, ' Peter ,peter the pumpkin eater ,~ Had a wife and could not keep her, ~ So he called his pumpkin lawyer ~ And what do you know she got the shell and he got the car.' .. Now that is wit!

The history of nursery rhymes is actually very adult, they more often or not represent 'stuff' in past history and perhaps, have been adapted as warnings to young people or as a sort of public forum suitable for all and sundry. Sorry to be serious when i've just read a brilliantly written post.. but nursery rhymes have always fascinated me as have children's traditional stories - so many of them are absolutley evil!

Great writing, thank you so much for sharing!

Posted 10 Years Ago


emmajoy

10 Years Ago

must learn to spell!!
Vidya Bacchus

10 Years Ago

Thank you very much Emma Joy you have made my day today.You are a sweetheart true :)
Vidya Bacchus

10 Years Ago

I believe you really should lol
Very humorous Vidya, but I'm really disappointed, how could you have forgotten'' little bo peep'', a child shepherding sheep, what was that all about ;)

Posted 10 Years Ago


Vidya Bacchus

10 Years Ago

Oh d****t did forget BoPeep perhaps I shall write part 2 lol.Thank you Paddy :)
Cute as heck. I once read the few first novellas of a series of young adult books all about the "truth" behind the children's stories - my takeaway was this: What is Peter Pan was a vampire? Well, your little ditty had the same thought for me. What about Jack and Jill? Friends, lovers, frenemies, or siblings? Oh, and Humpty Dumpty... yeah, what is up with that?

Posted 10 Years Ago


Vidya Bacchus

10 Years Ago

Right what the heck is an egg doin up on a wall.And he must have been one important egg because he h.. read more
Very well written . Had loads of fun reading it :)
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Posted 10 Years Ago


Vidya Bacchus

10 Years Ago

Thank you Anand :)

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Vidya Bacchus
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