A Nursery Rhyme in progress.
Every 28 or 29 nights, when the moon shines full, out come the Sylph, the Nymph, and the Ick to play and clean and fuss. Down from the cracks they dangle, by finger and by feet. Out of the shadows of the tree limbs, to dance along our streets.
The Sylph they tiptoe through the houses, to fix what’s broken and to clean. Dancing out within the gardens the Nymph’s they prune and preen. While in through the keyholes, the Ick they like to slip, to tangle all our hair and mess up every dish.
The children, in their beds, are sleeping, their parents snoring very loud. The Sylph they stand there smiling, of their work, they are quite proud.
Out in the moonlight flowers glisten as Nymph’s pelt them with the dew. All in your bedroom Ick are crawling, lacing knots in all your shoes. The Sylph they get so angry with all the messy, icky Ick and around the house they chase them with their feather covered sticks. Up on the shelves and cupboards, climbing curtains, Ick try to hide. While through the windows Nymphs are watching, all their eyes and mouths hang wide. Sunlight just beyond the mountains, night, it starts to fade. Stumble the Sylph, the Ick and Nymph, bumping and shoving along the fields and glades.
Into knotholes jump the Nymphs, going their own way. Sylph they slide into the attics and under houses where they may. While Ick, they stand with tongues stuck out to greet the coming day.
And as all are soundly sleeping, whether in a bed or a pot, dream they of many nights where not the moon would drop.
This one I feel is kinda rough and could use some work, but it's copywritten, so, I've got time to play with it.
The Sylph they tiptoe through the houses, to fix what’s broken and to clean. Dancing out within the gardens the Nymph’s they prune and preen. While in through the keyholes, the Ick they like to slip, to tangle all our hair and mess up every dish.
The children, in their beds, are sleeping, their parents snoring very loud. The Sylph they stand there smiling, of their work, they are quite proud.
Out in the moonlight flowers glisten as Nymph’s pelt them with the dew. All in your bedroom Ick are crawling, lacing knots in all your shoes. The Sylph they get so angry with all the messy, icky Ick and around the house they chase them with their feather covered sticks. Up on the shelves and cupboards, climbing curtains, Ick try to hide. While through the windows Nymphs are watching, all their eyes and mouths hang wide. Sunlight just beyond the mountains, night, it starts to fade. Stumble the Sylph, the Ick and Nymph, bumping and shoving along the fields and glades.
Into knotholes jump the Nymphs, going their own way. Sylph they slide into the attics and under houses where they may. While Ick, they stand with tongues stuck out to greet the coming day.
And as all are soundly sleeping, whether in a bed or a pot, dream they of many nights where not the moon would drop.
This one I feel is kinda rough and could use some work, but it's copywritten, so, I've got time to play with it.
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Permalink Reply by RubyRavn on -
Very nice! Break it into stanzas to make it easier to read correctly and you've got it. Beautifully visual, so you can see them and all the antics they're up to. Only a writer with imagination is capable of doing that. Thanks for sharing.
As for "copyright" - once something is written (and usually dated via computer file stamp if it was written on the computer, handwritten on the page if it was handwritten, even posting it here and stating that you are the author) its legally yours. Written publication copyrights are binding for 20 years. Some copyrights are more and some are less, depending on the medium (music, inventions, etc.). That's why many books from the '80's and earlier are already available on free e-books. The only way to keep it from becoming public domain is to re-copyright, which is easy enough to do.
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Permalink Reply by Michelle on -
I found it enjoyable to read. please keep us up to date on your polishings.
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Permalink Reply by Walter Foster on -
Quite marvelous my friend. Will hope to see final version. MM
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