Showing posts with label rhyme. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rhyme. Show all posts

Saturday 2 January 2016

Moon Jump


Moon Jump for Illustration Friday: Moon by Alison Day



Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,
the cow jumped over the moon;
the little dog laughed to see such fun
and the dish ran away with the spoon — Mother Goose


© Alison Day 


Friday 18 July 2014

Stone Fortune


The wind set in around the island of Crete—whipping white foam edges on the crests of waves, pulling strands of hair from hairbands and blowing serviettes and paper notes into the air.

I spear olives from the Greek salad and I amuse myself with an old childhood rhyme—a seemingly female orientated superstition—to guess the status of a potential future marital partner:


Tinker Taylor Soldier Sailor —

Rich Man — Poor Man — Beggar Man — Thief


Spoken with a lilt, as I count the olive stones neatly arranged in a row on the side of my plate—this time I have eaten five. Although not in need of a 'Rich man,' the outcome is desirable—I smile. A charming superstition, but of course not wanting to tempt fate, I generally do make sure that I eat more than one and if necessary, I will continue to eat more than six olives—silly eh? ... And luckily—I love olives.

Holidaying in Greece at the moment, I'm sure this ritual would be greeted by puzzled looks from the Greeks, who are more fatalistic by nature. Life is what it is and you take the rough with the smooth—no point complaining—get on with it, or turn it around so that it fits the way you want.

When it comes to being 'rich' there are so many other facets to it than monetary richness alone. I have only to look around me at the beautiful island on which I find myself—Crete—I feel rich and privileged to be able to be here.


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Wednesday 8 June 2011

Magpie



Magpie:
One for Sorrow, Two for Joy, Three for a Girl, Four for a Boy, 
Five for Silver, Six for Gold, Seven for a Secret never to be told.


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