Saturday, August 16, 2025

In The Good Ole' Summertime ~~

* Origin of "Little Miss Muffet" Nursery Rhyme is Unknown *

Painting by John Everett Millais 1884 ~ Wikipedia




* Little Miss Muffet sits on a tuffet

eating her curds and whey 

it's hot and mid-summer

ghostly goblins ~ surround her     

terrified ~ she cries who are you?


The past ~ come to haunt you

Big Ghoul proclaims, you pilfered our breakfasts 

when kids all were we

time to turn tables ~ now, now can't you see?


We're taking revenge ~ switching things up 

sweet breakfasts no longer for you

it's gruel and cold toast, weak tea in a cup 

your future ~ Miss Muffet ..  BOO HOO !!









6 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness, even nastier than a big spider coming to sit down beside her! LOL

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  2. I love the tongue in cheek take on this classic - it raised a smile and brought back a memory or two - so thank you! Jae

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  3. Serves her right, she had it coming to her. Nasty, our next Lewis Carroll writer?

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  4. Weak tea???? Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

    LOL, definitely my idea of horror.

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  5. Your poem is so cute. Made me smile.

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  6. A little poem of horror that had me laughing.

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