A Drunk Nursery Rhyme
If the cow jumped the moon
And the cat and the fiddle
Is the moon made of cheese?
Who played the fiddle?
Who played the fiddle?
Hey, diddle diddle,
Can an animal speak?
Can a little dog laugh,
At the falling cow?
The tablewares’ escaping…
For fun, or from fear?
Where’s the food
Where’s the food
It’s a famine
The beef, unbutchered
The milk turned cheese
The cat lost its chance
The dog’s dying wheeze
The dishes have shattered
The fiddle, fell
The fun, that’s enough
The party’s over
Now we all have a hangover.
1) I appreciate the surrealist nature of your poem
ReplyDelete2)"The beef, unbutchered" is my favorite line
3) Your title is amusing
Funny but really weird,Im interested to understand why you wrote this?
ReplyDeleteI thought your poem is very funny and enjoyable to read. It was different from all of the other poems we read in class which makes it very interesting and fresh.
ReplyDeleteI really like your tone which was playful and bordered on sarcastic. It made your poem very fun to read. I liked the phrase "the dog's dying wheeze", and I'm not particularly sure why; it's just very pleasing, somehow, and fits with your poem. Very creative!
ReplyDeleteI like how your poem is a twist on a nursery rhyme most of us probably know. It adds a kind of dark comedy which is really unique.
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