Hawkins Hollow Nursery Rhymes
Twinkle Mailbox Flag Jingle 087
“Ask, raise, lower, pass the turn.” The actual engine is notice shared flag → ask → wait → raise once → lower to start → leave ready → choose. Brandon asks and completes the one raise-and-lower turn; Austin waits and confirms the flag is ready for the next turn.
Rhyme
Twinkle Mailbox Flag Jingle
Willow Circle—tap, tap, see;
One play flag waited quietly.
Brandon asked, “May I lift it once?”
Austin said, “Yes—then lower it back.”
Red barn gate—raise, then slow;
Brandon lifted it, then brought it low.
Austin waited, hands at rest;
“Ready again,” he said at last.
Garden row—what shall we choose?
Say “Your turn next,” or rest our shoes—
Or whisper silly, “Flag-call-flit!”
Then leave it ready where it sits.
Mailbox-flag calls in make-believe play
Sent tiny welcomes through the day.
Ask, raise, lower, pass the turn;
Gentle sharing helps us learn.
About This Rhyme
Performance style: Spoken or lightly chanted with two welcome taps, one wait beat, and one kind-or-silly choice.
Estimated spoken length: About 45–60 seconds with echoes.
Ways to Join In
- Ask: say, sign, or gesture “May I lift it once?”
- Wait: rest hands for one comfortable beat.
- Raise and lower: mime one small up-and-down turn with an empty hand.
- Leave ready: relax hands when the flag returns to start.
- Choose: say “Your turn next,” rest, or whisper “flag-call-flit.”
- Participation may be spoken, signed, gestured, seated, moving, or watching. A trusted grown-up supervises real mailboxes and flags; children do not open mailboxes, handle mail, climb, hang, or use road-edge equipment.