On Our Walk

Stop on over to the New World Creative Union for their Wednesday Wake Up Call.  It's great creative fun that you'll look forward to each week.  This week we're prompted to return to our comfort zones.  They're also discussing fairy tales, nursery rhymes and the lot.  All in celebration of Pat's newest Book.

I wrote this a while back, but I think it fits in with this week's Wake-Up theme.  Well, anyhow...


Please listen to the recording, to get the full flavor of the piece.

listen to ‘On our Walk’ on Audioboo

I went for a walk with my nieces two…

Down the street and by the school…

The three of us watching all there was to see

‘twas when appeared the first so free

little birdie spoke to we

tweet, tweet, tweet

and so our little walk grew to four

the girls said they hoped for more

until we glanced a monkey in a tree

tossing banana peels with glee

…..ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

The bird returned and spoke its mind

Tweet, tweet, tweet

And now our little walk had climbed to five

The girls loved how the group thrived

And on we went a little more

‘twas when we met a little cat

who thought he was so mighty fat

Meow he called to us

To which the monkey and the bird replied

And now our little walk grew to six

The girls loved the mix

Until there came a cow so tame,

It chimed its bell and spoke it’s name

Moo, moo, moo

And the bird replied in kind

The monkey chose to speak its mind

The cat went meow

And so our little walk turned to seven

The girls thought this was animal heaven

Until we saw duck

Quack, quack, quack

The cow said hello

The monkey then did bellow

While the bird went tweet

And the cat meowed with intent

As our little walk became eight

The girls thought this was so great

Until we saw a frog,

ribbit

Playing games on his log

They said hello, but the monkey yawned

The cat meowed and the bird went tweet

The cow was quiet, but soon he did greet

While the duck simply quacked by its feet

what began as three was now nine

The girls thought this walk was mighty fine

Until we came to a little dog

Chained up still barking a song

And the Cat went Meow

The Bird did tweet

The monkey spoke

And the frog took a poke

Then the cow went moo

While the duck always kept his cool

As our little walk became ten

the girls have always loved our walks since then 

For those of you that enjoy children's stories, I highly recommend you stopping by Pat Hatt's Site, where he has links, or simply going to Amazon and searching for his name.  You'll find a series of kiddie books, which are all very good, enjoyable for kids and adults alike.