Some of you have probably heard the theory that the nursery rhyme “Ring Around the Rosie” is actually rooted in the plague. (Scholars say the rhyme actually predates the plague, but I grew up hearing that the “rosie” was a rash, and that falling down meant we all fell… dead.<\/p>\n
Nursery rhymes (the tree limb breaks and the cradle falls, for instance) didn’t always attempt to spare kids from horror. Some of them brought it on.<\/p>\n
Lizzie Borden had an axe So this prompt is dark, but if you want to try it: Write some nursery rhymes for COVID-19. Social distancing. Physical distancing. Hand washing. Coughing.<\/p>\n Touch your mouth<\/p>\n Touch your cheeks<\/p>\n And\u00a0 you’ll be sick<\/p>\n Within two weeks<\/p>\n (Well. You get the idea.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some of you have probably heard the theory that the nursery rhyme “Ring Around the Rosie” is actually rooted in the plague. (Scholars say the rhyme actually predates the plague, but I grew up hearing that the “rosie” was a … Continue reading
\nShe gave her mother 40 whacks
\nWhen she saw what she had done
\nShe gave her father 41<\/em><\/p>\n