Hawkins Hollow Nursery Rhymes
Little Clover Rhyme 042
“Peek, ask, place one small thing.” The actual engine is notice → ask → choose one safe item → place → check clear space → choose. Brandon notices the clover sprig; Austin asks whether it may be moved; Brandon answers yes; Austin places it beside the garden row.
Rhyme
Little Clover Rhyme
Willow Circle—peek, peek, see;
One clover sprig lay by Brandon’s feet.
Austin asked, “May I move this one?”
Brandon said, “Yes—then we are done.”
Red barn gate—step, then slow;
Austin carried clover low.
Brandon watched the pathway wide;
Both kept walking space beside.
Garden row—what shall we choose?
Place it down, or rest our shoes—
Or whisper silly, “Clover-peep!”
Austin placed it by the garden edge.
Golden sun patches, make-believe bright,
Sent tiny clover taps through light.
Peek, ask, place one small thing;
Helping leaves clear space to spring.
About This Rhyme
Performance style: Spoken or lightly chanted with two peek taps, one ask-first pause, and one kind-or-silly choice.
Estimated spoken length: About 45–60 seconds with echoes.
Ways to Join In
- Peek: point, use eye direction, gesture, or watch.
- Ask: say, sign, or gesture “May I move this one?”
- Carry low: mime holding one light item near waist or lap height.
- Check clear: move one hand aside or indicate open walking space.
- Choose: say “Place it down,” rest, or whisper “clover-peep.”
- Participation may be spoken, signed, gestured, seated, moving, or watching. A trusted grown-up confirms that an item is safe to move; children do not handle sharp, dirty, unknown, or living objects.