Oh, it's tea time, tea time,
So please, please, write me a rhyme.
Cuz it's tea time, tea time,
For a nickel and a dime.
Oh, it's tea time, tea time,
My monkey is just my mime,
Cuz it's tea time, tea time,
Down from the trees he will climb.
Oh, it's tea time, tea time,
Be it lemon or be lime,
Cuz it's tea time, tea time,
Gardens of clover and thyme.
Oh, it's tea time, tea time,
So, please, please, write me a rhyme.
Petrina Lesko
February 2011
This poem was inspired by this fabulous illustration by Jessie Wilcox Smith from 1914 as shared for this weeks prompt over at Monday's Child: fair of face hosted by bkmackenzie. IT is a fantastic blog created to inspire the creation of children's verse. Check it out to read other wonderful poems or to share your own writings for children.
I am also sharing this post with One Shot Wednesday over at One Stop Poetry. Hope everyone has enjoyed this post as much as I did creating it. Have a wonderful rest of your week.
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| Illustration by: Jessie Wilcox Smith, 1914 |
So please, please, write me a rhyme.
Cuz it's tea time, tea time,
For a nickel and a dime.
Oh, it's tea time, tea time,
My monkey is just my mime,
Cuz it's tea time, tea time,
Down from the trees he will climb.
Oh, it's tea time, tea time,
Be it lemon or be lime,
Cuz it's tea time, tea time,
Gardens of clover and thyme.
Oh, it's tea time, tea time,
So, please, please, write me a rhyme.
Petrina Lesko
February 2011
This poem was inspired by this fabulous illustration by Jessie Wilcox Smith from 1914 as shared for this weeks prompt over at Monday's Child: fair of face hosted by bkmackenzie. IT is a fantastic blog created to inspire the creation of children's verse. Check it out to read other wonderful poems or to share your own writings for children.
I am also sharing this post with One Shot Wednesday over at One Stop Poetry. Hope everyone has enjoyed this post as much as I did creating it. Have a wonderful rest of your week.
15 comments:
A delightful rhyme for this fine lady and her Monkey friend....I too love this illustration....and it has proved fruitful....nicely done ...blessings...bkm
Pretina currently Mr. Linky is down for maintenance for a few hours...If you don't I will link it in the morning....bkm
My One Shot link disappeared this morning, a casualty of the maintainence I suppose. But I am now linked up with 'Monday's Child'. Guess my timing was off on this one.
This is such a sweet poem - and with its repetition, rhyme and imagery, would probably make a wonderful children's picture book. Are you thinking about submitting this to a publisher?
Your neat little rhyme would go well set to music.
So very sweet. I love the repetition.
I could almost hear a mother reciting this to her child as mine would have loved to do. Delightful.
Oh so sweet! Makes me wanna sing. :)
Perfect! Lovely! So glad that I discovered this.. now I must wash my hands as all good children should before starting such a delicate project!
So fun and playful. Absolutely delightful.
This was cute. And as Jabblog said, it might work set to music.
Best wishes,
Anna
Anna's Monday's Child #34
What a rhyme, a rhyme!
At tea time, tea time.
:)
perfect in rhythms and wordings...
Happy Sunday!
Charming! :-)
Thank you! Smiles here.
The perfect rhyme ,
helped you to write at tea time !
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